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-one (ōn)

  1. ketone acetone
  2. any of certain related compounds containing oxygen lactone

Etymology: arbitrary use of Gr -ōnē, used to signify a female descendant of

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