ac·e·tone ( s  -t n )n. A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone, CH3COCH3, widely used as an organic solvent. ac e·tonic (-t nk) adj. |
acetone [ˈæsɪˌtəʊn]
n
(Chemistry / 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
[from German Azeton, from aceto- + -one]
acetonic [ˌæsɪˈtɒnɪk] adj
| acetone (s-tn) A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone that is widely used as a solvent, for example in nail-polish remover. Chemical formula: C3H6O. |
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| Noun | 1. |  acetone - the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plasticsketone - 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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