KETONE
\kˈɛtə͡ʊn], \kˈɛtəʊn], \k_ˈɛ_t_əʊ_n]\
Definitions of KETONE
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A chemical compound which contains the CO group (ketone group) in combination with two atoms of carbon, e. g., CH3CO.CH3, dimethyl ketone. An oxidation product of a secondary alcohol, thus bearing the same relation to the latter that an aldehyd does to a primary alcohol.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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