aceto-


  1. a combining form with the meanings “vinegar,” “acetic acid,” used in the formation of compound words (acetometer), especially in the names of chemical compounds in which acetic acid or the acetyl group is present (acetophenetidin).

Origin of aceto-

1
<Latin acēt(um) vinegar + -o-. Cf. acid, acescent
  • Also especially before a vowel, acet-.

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British Dictionary definitions for aceto-

aceto-

combining form
  1. containing an acetyl group or derived from acetic acid: acetone

Origin of aceto-

1
from Latin acētum vinegar

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