hexone

The definition of hexone is methyl isobutyl ketone, a colorless liquid chemical compound used a solvent.

(noun)

An example of a hexone is a solvent for lacquer.

See hexone in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

methyl isobutyl ketone, a colorless liquid, (CH)CHCHCOCH, used as a solvent for paints, gums, and resins, in organic synthesis, etc.

Origin: hex(a)- + -one

adjective

designating a group of organic bases containing six carbon atoms in each molecule, formed by the hydrolysis of proteins

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