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Trione vs Trone - What's the difference?

trione | trone |

As nouns the difference between trione and trone

is that trione is any ketone having three carbonyl groups while trone is a small drain.

trione

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any ketone having three carbonyl groups

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    trone

    English

    Etymology 1

    Compare (etyl) trogne a belly.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A small drain.

    • Etymology 2

    (lena) trona, from (etyl) (lena) trutina a balance.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A steelyard.
  • (UK, dialect, Scotland, obsolete) A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar.
    • (Jamieson)
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