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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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Nearby words

  1. ketolysis,
  2. ketolytic,
  3. ketonaemia,
  4. ketone,
  5. ketone body,
  6. ketonemia,
  7. ketonic,
  8. ketonuria,
  9. ketose,
  10. 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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