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ketone definition

ke·tone (-tōn′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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