aceto-

aceto-

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 ).
Also, especially before a vowel, acet-.


Origin:
< Latin acēt(um) vinegar + -o-. Cf. acid, acescent

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aceto- or (before a vowel) acet-
 
combining form
containing an acetyl group or derived from acetic acid: acetone
 
[from Latin acētum vinegar]
 
acet- or (before a vowel) acet-
 
combining form
 
[from Latin acētum vinegar]

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Aceto- is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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aceto- or acet-
pref.

  1. Acetic acid: acetaldehyde.

  2. Acetyl: acetanilide.

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