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Definition of: monacetin
(mon·as′ə·tin) noun
A colorless or pale-yellow, hygroscopic liquid, C5H10O4, obtained by heating glycerol with glacial acetic acid: it is used as a solvent for basic dyes, and in making certain explosives: also spelled monoacetin. [<MON- + acetin a liquid ester of acetic acid]
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