English dictionary
acetone
/'/&/s/I/,t/oU/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
Source: webster1913