ketone group
noun Chemistry.
the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
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Also called ketone radical.
Words nearby ketone group
ketolysis, ketolytic, ketonaemia, ketone, ketone body, ketone group, ketonemia, ketonuria, ketose, ketosis, ketosteroid
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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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