acyloin

[uh-sil-oh-in, as-uh-loin, as-uh-loh-in]

noun Chemistry.

a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.

Origin:
acyl + (benz)oin

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Acyloin is always a great word to know.

So is coke. Does it mean:

the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes

the solid product resulting from the distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon

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