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Definition of Ketone
1. Noun. Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.
Specialized synonyms: Acetone, Dimethyl Ketone, Propanone, Butanone, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Flavin, Acetone Body, Ketone Body
Generic synonyms: Organic Compound
Definition of Ketone
1. n. 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.
Definition of Ketone
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ketone
1. a type of chemical compound [n -S] : KETONIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Ketone
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ketone
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