Definition of Dimethyl ketone

1. Noun. The simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics.

Exact synonyms: Acetone, Propanone
Generic synonyms: Ketone, Dissolvent, Dissolver, Dissolving Agent, Resolvent, Solvent
Derivative terms: Acetonic

Medical Definition of Dimethyl ketone

1. A colourless, flammable liquid which is used as a solvent (it is most familiar as the solvent in nail polish remover). The simplest ketone, it mixes with water, ethyl alcohol, and most oils. It melts at -95.4 deg C. And boils at 56.2 deg C. It is naturally found in very tiny quantities in the body fluids and tissues of healthy people and in somewhat larger amounts in people suffering from diabetes or starvation. (11 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimethyl Ketone

dimethylglycine dehydrogenase
dimethylglyoxime
dimethylhydrazines
dimethylmercury
dimethylnitrosamine
dimethylphenol
dimethylphenylpiperazinium
dimethylpiperazine tartrate
dimethylpolysiloxanes
dimethyls
dimethylsulfide - acceptor oxidoreductase
dimethyl adipimidate
dimethyl d-tubocurarine
dimethyl iminodiacetic acid
dimethyl ketone (current term)
dimethyl ketone (current term)
dimethyl phthalate
dimethyl suberimidate
dimethyl sulfate
dimethyl sulfoxide
dimethyl sulfoxide reductase
dimethyl sulphoxide
dimethyl tubocurarine chloride
dimethyl tubocurarine iodide
dimetria
dimetric
dimetric
dimetridazole
dimetrodon
dime bag

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