acetonide
noun
acetonide is spelled A-C-E-T-O-N-I-D-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acetonide means “Any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acetonide is acetonides.
How many letters and syllables are in acetonide?
| Letters | 9: A-C-E-T-O-N-I-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is acetonide?
Acetonide appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of acetonide
- acetonides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acetonide mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acetonide in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | acetonida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does acetonide come from?
From acetone + -ide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).