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acetin definition

ac·etin (as′ə tin′)

noun

a thick, colorless liquid, CH(OH)OOCCH, soluble in water: it is used in making explosives and as a solvent

Etymology: acet(o)- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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