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Meaning of "diacetyl" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIACETYL

diacetyl  [ˌdaɪəˈsiːtəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIACETYL

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Diacetyl is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIACETYL 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 diacetyl in the English dictionary

The definition of diacetyl in the dictionary is a chemical compound with formula C4H6O2, occurring naturally as a by-product of fermentation, and commonly added to margarine and other foods because of its buttery taste.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIACETYL


beetle
ˈbiːtəl
betel
ˈbiːtəl
Bootle
ˈbuːtəl
brutal
ˈbruːtəl
chaetal
ˈkiːtəl
chital
ˈtʃiːtəl
decretal
dɪˈkriːtəl
excretal
ɪksˈkriːtəl
fetal
ˈfiːtəl
foetal
ˈfiːtəl
hurtle
ˈhɜːtəl
immortal
ɪˈmɔːtəl
mortal
ˈmɔːtəl
myrtle
ˈmɜːtəl
Nahuatl
ˈnɑːwɑːtəl
portal
ˈpɔːtəl
setal
ˈsiːtəl
spirochetal
ˌspaɪrəʊˈkiːtəl
tapetal
təˈpiːtəl
turtle
ˈtɜːtəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIACETYL

diacatholicon
diacaustic
diacetylmorphine
diachronic
diachronic linguistics
diachronically
diachronism
diachronistic
diachronous
diachrony
diachylon
diachylum
diacid
diacidic
diacodion
diacodium
diaconal
diaconate
diaconicon
diacoustic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIACETYL

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

Synonyms and antonyms of diacetyl in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «diacetyl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIACETYL

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

Translator English - Chinese

双乙酰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diacetilo
570 millions of speakers

English

diacetyl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

diacetyl
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثنائي الأسيتيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диацетил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diacetil
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

diacetyl
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diacétyle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diacetyl
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diacetyl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジアセチル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디 아세틸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diacetyl
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diacetyl
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

diacetyl
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायएक्टाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diasetil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diacetile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diacetylo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

диацетил
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diacetil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακετύλιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diacetylwijnsteenzuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diacetyl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diacetyl
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIACETYL»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIACETYL»

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Handbook of Brewing, Second Edition
Diacetyl and Pentane-2,3-dione The vicinal diketones, diacetyl and pentane-2,3- dione, are normal products of brewery fermentations that impart to beer a characteristic aroma and taste described as butterscotch and honey or toffee. The taste ...
Fergus G. Priest, Graham G. Stewart, 2006
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Flavour Science: Recent Developments
However, under acidic conditions, diacetyl yields from decomposition of ALA were consistently lower in the fresh buttermilks than in the other matrices, possibly due to the cultures having lower dissolved oxygen levels and/or redox potentials.
A. J. Taylor, D S Mottram, 1997
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Handbook of Enology, The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications
Pyruvate is the source of acetoin compounds: diacetyl, acetoin and 2,3- butanediol. The first is particularly important organoleptically. It is the very aromatic molecule that gives butter its smell. The olfac- tive intensity of acetoin and butanediol, ...
Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon, Denis Dubourdieu, B. Don?che, 2006
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Flavor Chemistry: Thirty Years of Progress
Higher alcohol Ester, Ethanol Diacetyl, H2S etc Fermentation Maturation Figure 1 . Formation of beer flavor volatile* during beer fermentation. analysis has enabled us to control the production of each flavor compound more precisely during ...
Roy Teranishi, Emily L. Wick, Irwin Hornstein, 1999
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Dictionary of Organic Compounds
D-0-00497 1.3-Diacetylbenzene, D-0-00498 1 ,4-Diacetylbenzene, D-0-00499 2.4-Diacetyl- 1 .3-benzenediol. D-0-00500 4,6-Diacetyl- 1 ,3-benzenediol, D-0- 0050 1 > 2.4-Diacetyl-l.3,5-benzenetriol. D-0-00502 3,5-Diacetyl-l,2,4- benzenetriol.
J. Buckingham, 1990
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Handbook of Alcoholic Beverages: Technical, Analytical and ...
The extent of diacetyl formation strain also depends on strain (e.g. Streptococci), as well as oxygen and citric acid content. Diacetyl appears to be a metabolic intermediary compound in the citric acid metabolism byO. oeni(Shimazu etal., 1985).
Alan J. Buglass, 2011
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The Grapefruit: Its Composition, Physiology, and Products
The authors also presented data to show that direct microscopic examinations and diacetyl determinations on the juices in process were good indicator methods for detecting microbial activity during periods of bacterial build-up. The diacetyl ...
Walton B. Sinclair, 1972
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Antimicrobials in Food, Third Edition
DIACETYL Diacetyl, 2,3-butanedione, is best known for producing the characteristic aroma and flavor of butter (Van Neil et al., 1929). In addition to other dairy products, it is found in red and white wines, brandy, roasted coffee, ensilage, and ...
P. Michael Davidson, John N. Sofos, A. Larry Branen, 2005
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Wine Microbiology: Practical Applications and Procedures
turn, undergoes oxidative decarboxylation to produce diacetyl (Ramos et al., 1995; Bartowsky and Henschke, 2004b). Diacetyl can be further transformed into acetoin as well as 2,3-butanediol. An alternate pathway involving the reaction of  ...
Kenneth C. Fugelsang, Charles G. Edwards, 2007
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Diacetyl: Identification and Characterisation of Molecular ...
Knowledge gained in these studies was applied in investigations of diacetyl production and reduction in industrial brewing operations and the enzymatic systems further exploited for the development of a novel enzyme based assay to determine ...
Barry Van Bergen, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIACETYL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diacetyl is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 Foods You Should Never Eat - Newsmax.com
The smell of popcorn microwaved in a commercial bag is due to a chemical called diacetyl, a synthetic butter flavoring. It causes a disease ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
2
Inside Jim Beam's “Liquid Arts Studio,” where food science meets …
Or, take as another example distillers' historic struggle to control the amount of diacetyl allowed into whiskey during the distillation process. «Quartz, Jul 15»
3
A Visual Guide To All Of Those Unpronounceable Ingredients In …
... when Eschliman photographed an accidentally concentrated form of diacetyl, they had to evacuate the area. "Smelly stuff," Eschliman says. «Co.Exist, Jul 15»
4
Popcorn flavoring victims dies as jury awards $7.5 million, but …
He told me he was glad I'd reported on what diacetyl was doing to other innocent workers but that he couldn't understand why the government ... «Cold Truth, Jul 15»
5
Toxic Substances Rip Up Lungs and Inflict Cancer. And Our System …
The lung-ravaging food flavoring diacetyl. The widely used herbicide glyphosate, recently named a probable carcinogen by the World Health ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
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'My stepping stone broke right under my foot'
One of the main chemicals Corona handled was diacetyl, a common ingredient in butter flavorings and a known cause of lung disease. Diacetyl ... «Center for Public Integrity, Jun 15»
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Top 11 foods that might be causing cancer
Many microwave popcorns also still use diacetyl which Conagra stopped using due to employees using it getting lung cancer. 3. Artificial ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jun 15»
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Here's a blend and stretch exercise
Oaked chardonnay is a great match, with nutty, vanilla-and-coconut notes and often a high level of diacetyl, that butter-flavored compound that ... «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
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Investigation: Coffee plant workers face diacetyl risk
A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation found that workers in the U.S. coffee industry face dangers from the chemical diacetyl, which is ... «Naples Daily News, Jun 15»
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Creative partnership ensures commitment to deep reporting
On today's front page you can find the latest in her ongoing "Gasping for Action" series on diacetyl. Meanwhile, Dave Umhoefer is preparing to ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 15»

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