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Meaning of "biacetyl" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIACETYL

biacetyl  [ˌbaɪəˈsi:taɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIACETYL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biacetyl is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BIACETYL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diacetyl

Diacetyl is an organic compound with the chemical formula 2. It is a volatile, yellow/green liquid with an intensely buttery flavor. It is a vicinal diketone with the molecular formula C4H6O2. Diacetyl occurs naturally in alcoholic beverages and is added to some foods to impart its buttery flavor.

Definition of biacetyl in the English dictionary

The definition of biacetyl in the dictionary is a liquid with a strong, butter-like odour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIACETYL


butyl
ˈbjuːˌtaɪl
fertile
ˈfɜːtaɪl
freestyle
ˈfriːˌstaɪl
gentile
ˈdʒɛntaɪl
hairstyle
ˈhɛəˌstaɪl
hostile
ˈhɒstaɪl
infantile
ˈɪnfənˌtaɪl
infertile
ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl
inutile
ɪnˈjuːtaɪl
lifestyle
ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl
reptile
ˈrɛptaɪl
Stijl
staɪl
stile
staɪl
style
staɪl
tactile
ˈtæktaɪl
textile
ˈtɛkstaɪl
tile
taɪl
utile
ˈjuːtaɪl
versatile
ˈvɜːsəˌtaɪl
volatile
ˈvɒləˌtaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIACETYL

bi-curious
biach
Biafra
Biafran
Biak
Bialik
bialy
biannual
biannually
biannulate
Biarritz
bias
bias binding
biased
biased sample
biasedly
biasness
biassed
biassedly
biasses

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIACETYL

acetyl
artiodactyl
baetyl
cetyl
dactyl
diacetyl
dibutyl
epicotyl
heterodactyl
hypocotyl
leptodactyl
macrodactyl
octyl
pachydactyl
pentadactyl
pentyl
polydactyl
pterodactyl
syndactyl
trotyl

Synonyms and antonyms of biacetyl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biacetyl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIACETYL

Find out the translation of biacetyl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biacetyl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biacetyl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

双乙酰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

biacetilo
570 millions of speakers

English

biacetyl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

biacetyl
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

biacetyl
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

biacetyl
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diacetilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

biacetyl
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biacétyle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biasetil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Biacetyl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビアセチル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

biacetyl
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biasetil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biacetyl
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

biacetyl
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बायॅसटाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biacetyl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biacetyl
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biacetyl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

biacetyl
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biacetyl
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακετύλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biacetyl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biacetyl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biacetyl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biacetyl

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIACETYL»

The term «biacetyl» is used very little and occupies the 177.689 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIACETYL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biacetyl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIACETYL»

Discover the use of biacetyl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biacetyl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Photochemistry
Cobalt The dioxygen adduct of Co(II) tetraphenylporphyr in is reported to undergo facile photoinduced dissociation of O.138 Biacetyl-sensitized photodecomposition of aqueous solutions of [Co(phen)zptc]z+, trana(O) -[Co (pic) 2phen] + , and ...
D. Bryce-Smith, 1987
2
Advances in Luminescence Spectroscopy: A Symposium
The recent thrust of their work has been with biacetyl as the acceptor molecule, a species that is certainly an anomoly in photophysics. It is the only aliphatic molecule known to phosphoresce in fluid solution and has been termed " pathologic" ...
L. J. Cline Love, D. Eastwood, 1985
3
Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons—Advances in Research and ...
According to news reporting originating in Istanbul, Turkey, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “Optical energy transfer from naphthalene to biacetyl in liquids at room temperature is studied. Electronically excited naphthalene with  ...
‎2013
4
The Triplet State
We have studied (4-40) x 10~5m biacetyl in benzene solution using a sodium nitrite filter to isolate the visible range, and found a spectrum similar to that given by these authors; however, a permanent consumption of 1-2% biacetyl per flash ...
A. B. Zahlan, 1967
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Decomposition and Isomerization of Organic Compounds
The difference in the effect, caused by biacetyl, at the two wavelengths was interpreted by the assumption that the higher vibrational levels of the excited singlet state, involved at the shorter wavelengths, are less effective in respect of energy ...
R.G. Compton, C.H. Bamford, C.F.H. Tipper†, 1971
6
Laser Diagnostics for Combustion Temperature and Species
It was chosen because of its very close match to the vaporization rate of iso- octane making it superior to biacetyl for this purpose. Biacetyl (CH3-(CO)2-CH3) has been widely utilized as a seed (Lozano et al., 1992) due to its very low toxicity.
Alan C. Eckbreth, 1996
7
Selective Sample Handling and Detection in High-Performance ...
K. Zech, R.W. Frei†. phosphorophore. First biacetyl is excited by means of light absorption directly in an excited singlet state. Subsequently biacetyl falls down to its triplet state T1. In absence of a quencher, the following step is the return to the  ...
K. Zech, R.W. Frei†, 1989
8
Advances in Photochemistry
Relative quantum yield of sensitized phosphorescence of biacetyl (top), and nonradiative decay rate of naphthalene vapor (bottom), as a function of the excess vibrational energy in S, naphthalene. (From ref. [40] with permission.) ...
Douglas C. Neckers, David H. Volman, Günther von Bünau, 2009
9
Modern Molecular Photochemistry
follow the relation: .40.41 (9.54) where /c „ is the measured decay rate of phosphorescence in the presence of acceptor at concentration equal to [A], and k' ,[ is the measured decay rate of phosphorescence of biacetyl in the absence of acceptor ...
Nicholas J. Turro, 1991
10
Synthesis and Mechanistic Studies of Sulfur Heterocyclic ...
HMBC –17 °C spectrum [600 MHz, CDCl3:CHCl3 (4:1 ratio)] of 3A and 3B taken from the CHCl3 extract of the biacetyl (1.23 M) oxone (0.48 M) buffer mixture ........ ...........................................................................................................51 2. HMBC –17 °C ...
Nahed Sawwan, 2007

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIACETYL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biacetyl is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Microwave Popcorn App Delivers Buttery Scent Via Smart Phone
The more you play the game, the more biacetyl-scented odor spews from the attachment, teasing your nostrils with delicious buttery scent. «Gothamist, Dec 13»
2
Microwave Popcorn Butter Flavor Has Alzheimer's Link, Says Science
... exposure to the additive biacetyl (or diacetyl), which helps give things (including, true story, Chardonnay) that buttery flavor without, y'know, ... «Gothamist, Aug 12»
3
Woman sues, says 16 years of inhaling microwave popcorn vapors …
The Far Rockaway woman is one of a handful of consumers who has sued over exposure to the additive biacetyl, which gives popcorn its ... «New York Daily News, May 10»

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