Ketone

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  • noun. Any of a class of organic compounds, such as acetone, characterized by having a carbonyl group in which the carbon atom is bonded to two other hydrocarbon groups and having the general formula R(CO)R″, where R may be the same as R″.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A compound in which the carbonyl group CO unites two alcohol radicals: as, methyl-ethyl ketone, CH3.CO.C2H5.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
    • Word Usage
    "These reactions are caused by enzymes, air or moulds (so - called ketone rancidity)."
    cross-reference
    ketone blue  pimelic ketone  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    organic compound  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    acetone  acetone body  butanone  dimethyl ketone  flavin  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acetate  acetonitrile  alcohols  aldehyde  benzene  
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