About The Word Acetone
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Acetone
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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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