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1. (n.) acetone
a volatile, flammable liquid, C
Etymology: (1830–40)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) acetone, propanone, dimethyl ketone
the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
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1. (noun) acetone
a volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. acetone
a highly inflammable liquid obtained generally by the dry distillation of acetates.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. acetone
A colorless liquid used as a solvent and an antiseptic. It is one of the ketone bodies produced during ketoacidosis.
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