cetona
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from German keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”), from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈtõ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈto.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈto.nɐ/
Noun
cetona f (plural cetonas)
- ketone (organic chemicals with the >CO functional group)
Related terms
- acetona
Spanish
Noun
cetona f (plural cetonas)
- (chemistry) ketone
Related terms
- cetosis
Further reading
- “cetona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014