acetone
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈæsɪˌtoʊn/
- Specialized
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acetona
- You can use acetone to remove nail polish quickly and easily.
- acetone as a solvent
- cold acetone
Again, I would look at the tumor tissue and preferably have this acetone receptor expressed for this to work well.
- Again, I would look at the tumor tissue and preferably have this acetone receptor expressed for this to work well.
- And the surprising thing that even as in a complex liquid like acetone, we can resolve these quantum effects.
Examples
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Normally, if I'm wearing glitter on my nails, I'll soak them in acetone to help with removal.
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Use nail acetone instead and you'll keep everything nice and sharp.
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All right, so I'm going to clean first with some acetone, and I may need some more.
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Frozen sections were cut into 4 m sections and fixed in cold acetone for 10 minutes.
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So we'll just use this paintbrush to get some acetone in there.
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The problem, sir, is that the acetone used to clean engine parts will eat through the rubber hoses.
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I like to clean up around my cuticles with pure acetone and a small paintbrush.
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Firstly, fibers were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 30 minutes to remove the surface contaminants.
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Preparation of the tissue substrate entailed fixation of the mouse inner ear sections in either paraformaldehyde or acetone.
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The specimens were dehydrated in ethanol, transferred to acetone, and dried in carbon dioxide in a Balzers Union CPD 020 critical point dryer.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
A clear liquid that burns easily and people use to dissolve things and make plastics
A clear, very flammable liquid used to dissolve and clean things, for example in nail polish remover
Compounds
- Archaic
Small chemicals made when the body breaks down fat for energy, often seen in blood or urine during diabetes
How Flammable
- US
318
1.6
- Specialized
9
6.2
- Specialized
1
8.6
- Specialized
66
4.1
41
3.8
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acetone comes from the root acet-, which means 'vinegar' or 'acid' and appears in words like acetic and acetate, plus the chemical ending -one that marks a type of chemical. So, the name acetone links it to the 'acet' family of chemicals and helps you remember it is the clear, strong solvent often used in nail polish remover.