Definition of ketone

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Ketone (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor..

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Oleone :: Oleone (n.) An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid..
Stearoptene :: Stearone (n.) The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C17H35)2.CO, by the distillation of calcium stearate..
Cinnamone :: Cinnamone (n.) A yellow crystalline substance, (C6H5.C2H2)2CO, the ketone of cinnamic acid..
Butyrone :: Butyrone (n.) A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.
Valerone :: Valerone (n.) A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.
Oxime :: Oxime (n.) One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.
Ketonic :: Ketonic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; as, a ketonic acid..
Palmitone :: Palmitone (n.) The ketone of palmitic acid.
Laurone :: Laurone (n.) The ketone of lauric acid.
Myristone :: Myristone (n.) The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance..
Oenanthone :: Oenanthone (n.) The ketone of oenanthic acid.
Thienone :: Thienone (n.) A ketone derivative of thiophene obtained as a white crystalline substance, (C4H3S)2.CO, by the action of aluminium chloride and carbonyl chloride on thiophene..
#NAME? :: -one () A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone..
Propione :: Propione (n.) The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless fragrant liquid..
Ketone :: Ketone (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor..
Sulphonic :: Sulphone (n.) Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH/)/.SO/..
Ketine :: Ketine (n.) One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.
Quinone :: Quinone (n.) A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type..
Suberone :: Suberone (n.) The hypothetical ketone of suberic acid.
Margarone :: Margarone (n.) The ketone of margaric acid.
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