Acetone Definition
ăsĭ-tōn
noun
A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone, C3 H6 O, widely used as an organic solvent.
American Heritage
A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, CH3COCH3, used in organic synthesis and as a solvent, esp. in making rayon: it is found in small amounts in normal urine but in greater amounts in diabetic urine.
Webster's New World
A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone, C3 H6 O, widely used as an organic solvent. It is one of the ketone bodies that accumulate in the blood and urine when fat is being metabolized.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- dimethyl ketone
- propanone
Other Word Forms of Acetone
Noun
Singular:
acetone
Plural:
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