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Acetone

Acetone Meaning & Definition
Acetone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acetone?

[n] the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acetone: dimethyl ketone | propanone

Related Terms | Find terms related to Acetone:

See Also | dissolvent | dissolver | dissolving agent | ketone | resolvent | solvent

Acetone In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac"e*tone\, n. [See {Acetic}.] (Chem.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime. Note: The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See {Ketone}.

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