acetol \ac"e*tol\, n. [Acetic + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.)
1. Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
1. [cap.] a trade name used at different times to represent
different substances, as hydroxyacetone, acetylsalicylic
acid, acetal, diethyl aldehyde, or cellulose acetate.
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[PJC]