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triacetone

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Three acetone substituents in another compound.

in-compounds, uncountable

Examples

“At the detention hearing, Mr. Neff reiterated that Mr. Zazi had e-mailed himself bomb-making instructions and had been shopping for the components to make⟳ the explosives, triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, from beauty supply⟳ stores.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

triacetone triperoxide triacetoxyborohydride triacetylene triacetyloleandomycin triacid triacontad

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