ketone group
noun Chemistry.
the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
Nearby words
ketolysis, ketolytic, ketonaemia, ketone, ketone body, ketone group, ketonemia, ketonic, ketonuria, ketose, ketosis
Also called ketone radical.
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British Dictionary definitions for ketone group
ketone group
noun
chem the functional group of ketones: a carbonyl group attached to the carbon atoms of two other organic groups
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