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ketone

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ketone (noun)
  2. ketone body (noun)
  3. ketone group (noun)
  4. diethyl ketone (noun)
  5. dimethyl ketone (noun)
  6. diphenyl ketone (noun)
  7. dipropyl ketone (noun)
  8. hydroxy ketone (noun)
  9. methyl ethyl ketone (noun)
  10. methyl isobutyl ketone (noun)
  11. methyl naphthyl ketone (noun)
  12. methyl propyl ketone (noun)
  13. Michler's ketone (noun)
  14. musk ketone (noun)
  15. naphthyl methyl ketone (noun)
  16. phenyl methyl ketone (noun)

ke·tone

noun \ˈkē-ˌtōn\

Definition of KETONE

: any of a class of organic compounds (as acetone) characterized by a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms
— ke·ton·ic \kē-ˈtä-nik\ adjective

Origin of KETONE

German Keton, alteration of Aceton acetone
First Known Use: 1851

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