Definition of pinacoline. Meaning of pinacoline. Synonyms of pinacoline

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Definition of pinacoline

pinacoline
Pinacolin Pi*nac"o*lin, n. [Pinacone + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid related to the ketones, and obtained by the decomposition of pinacone; hence, by extension, any one of the series of which pinacolin proper is the type. [Written also pinacoline.]

Meaning of pinacoline from wikipedia

- when distilled with dilute sulfuric acid gave compounds, which he named pinacolines. The unsaturated acids also received much attention, and he discovered...