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ketone

(-tōn′)

noun

an organic chemical compound containing the carbonyl group, CO, in combination with two hydrocarbon radicals

Origin: Ger keton, arbitrary var. of Fr acétone: see acetone

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noun

Any of a class of organic compounds, such as acetone, having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals and having the general formula R(CO)Rˌ, where R may be the same as Rˌ.

Origin:

Origin: German Keton

Origin: , shortening and alteration of Aceton, acetone

Origin: : Latin acētum, vinegar; see acetum

Origin: + German -on, n. suff. (alteration of -en, from Greek -ēnē)

Related Forms:

ke·tonˈic (-tŏnˈĭk) adjective

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