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pinacone
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pinacone, n. [From Gr. , , a tablet. So called because it unites with water so as to form tablet-shaped crystals.].
A white crystalline substance related to the glycols, and made from acetone; hence, by extension, any one of a series of substances of which pinacone proper is the type. [1913 Webster]
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