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for Acetone
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
acetone \ac"e*tone\ ([a^]s"[-e]*t[=o]n), n. [See Acetic.]
(Chem.)
A volatile liquid ({CH3.CO.CH3); pyroacetic spirit; methyl
ketone; -- obtained by fermentation, the distillation of
certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of
citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime. It is
commonly used as a solvent.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Note: The term was once also applied to a number of bodies of
similar constitution, more frequently called ketones.
See Ketone.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
acetone
n 1: the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely
used as an organic solvent and as material for making
plastics [syn: acetone, propanone, dimethyl ketone]
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