ketone
any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH3COCH3 or CH3COC2H5.
containing the ketone group.
Origin of ketone
1Other words from ketone
- ke·ton·ic [ki-ton-ik], /kɪˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective
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How to use ketone in a sentence
The reactions of cellulose certainly indicate that the CO- group is ketonic rather than aldehydic.
Researches on Cellulose | C. F. CrossAmong organic bodies the phenomenon is particularly well marked with the ketonic compounds and others of the same type.
That the amino-acids actually yield the corresponding -ketonic acids when treated with yeast and sugar solution.
Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur HardenIt unites with aldehydes to form esters of ketonic acids, and with aniline yields anilido-acetic acid.
British Dictionary definitions for ketone
/ (ˈkiːtəʊn) /
any of a class of compounds with the general formula R′COR, where R and R′ are alkyl or aryl groups: See also acetone
Origin of ketone
1Derived forms of ketone
- ketonic (kɪˈtɒnɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for ketone
[ kē′tōn′ ]
Any of a class of organic compounds having the general formula RCOR′, where R and R′ are hydrocarbon radicals that are both attached to the carbon atom of the carbonyl (CO) group. Acetone is a ketone.
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