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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The transition from a cellulose-ketone to the lignone-ketone involves a simple condensation without rearrangement; from which we may argue back to the greater probability of the ketonic structure of the cellulose.
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
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
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
As the reaction is mainly confined to the cellulose of the fibre, we have this additional evidence that the typical carbonyl is of ketonic function.
From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by C. F. Cross
