ketone
noun
any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
ketonic
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a word derived from
ketone.
Example Sentences
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In the lignocelluloses the condensed constituents of the complex are of well-marked ketonic, i.e. quinonic, type.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
The reactions of cellulose certainly indicate that the CO- group is ketonic rather than aldehydic.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
These facts being also taken into consideration there is a concurrence of suggestion that the typical CO group in the celluloses is of ketonic character.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
We revert with preference to a definitely ketonic formula, for which, moreover, some farther grounds remain to be mentioned.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
It unites with aldehydes to form esters of ketonic acids, and with aniline yields anilido-acetic acid.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
