acetone

ac·e·tone

 (ăs′ĭ-tōn′)

n.

A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone, C₃H₆O, 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.

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ac′e·ton′ic (-tŏn′ĭk) adj.

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acetone

(ˈæsɪˌtəʊn)

n

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless volatile flammable pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of chemicals and as a solvent and thinner for paints, varnishes, and lacquers. Formula: CH3COCH3. Systematic name: propanone

[C19: from German Azeton, from aceto- + -one]

acetonic adj

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ac•e•tone

(ˈæs ɪˌtoʊn)

n.

a volatile, flammable liquid, C₃H₆O, used in paints and varnishes, as a solvent, and in organic synthesis.

[1830–40]

ac`e•ton′ic (-ˈtɒn ɪk) adj.

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ac·e·tone

(ăs′ĭ-tōn′)

A colorless, extremely flammable liquid, C₃H₆O, that is widely used as a solvent, for example in nail-polish remover.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

acetone - the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics dimethyl ketone, propanone ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"

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Translations

AzetonDimethylketonPropanonAceton

ακετόνη

acetona

acétone

אצטון

aceton

acetone

aceton

aceton

acetonă

ацетонацетоновый

acetone

[ˈæsɪtəʊn] N → acetona f

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acetone

[ˈæsɪtəʊn] n → acétone f

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acetone

n → Aceton nt, → Azeton nt

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acetone

[ˈæsɪtəʊn] n → acetone m

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ac·e·tone

n. acetona, sustancia fragante usada como solvente y que se observa en cantidad excesiva en casos de diabetes.

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acetone

n acetona

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