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Ketone

Ketone Meaning & Definition
Ketone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ketone?

[n] any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

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See Also | acetone | acetone body | butanone | Clinoril | dimethyl ketone | flavin | ketone body | methyl ethyl ketone | nabumetone | organic compound | propanone | Relafen | sulindac | Tolectin | tolmetin sodium

Ketone In Webster's Dictionary

\Ke"tone\ (k[=e]"t[=o]n), n. [Cf. {Acetone}.] (Chem.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl ({CO}) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor. Note: The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the stems of the organic acids from which they are respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone; butyric acid, butyrone, etc.

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