Ketone Definition

kētōn
ketones
noun
An organic chemical compound containing the carbonyl group, CO, in combination with two hydrocarbon radicals.
Webster's New World

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Singular:
ketone
Plural:
ketones

Origin of Ketone

  • German Keton shortening and alteration of Aceton acetone Latin acētum vinegar acetum German -on n. suff. (alteration of -en) (from Greek -ēnē)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German keton, from German Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”). See acetone.

    From Wiktionary

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