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Ketone

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Noun

1. ketone

any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

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Ketone

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noun
any of a class of compounds with the general formula R′COR, where R and R′ are alkyl or aryl groups
See also acetone

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Ketone

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noun
an organic chemical compound containing the carbonyl group, CO, in combination with two hydrocarbon radicals

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ketone

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n.
1. Any of a class of organic compounds, such as acetone, characterized by having a carbonyl group in which the carbon atom is bonded to two other hydrocarbon groups and having the general formula R(CO)R′, where R may be the same as R′.
2. See ketone body.

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