Ketone
WordNet

noun


(1)   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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Etymology


From < < . See .

Noun



  1. A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.
    • acetone R1 = R2 = CH3
    • methyl ethyl ketone R1 = CH3, R2 = C2H5
    • camphor C₁₀H₁₇O
 
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