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Acetone   /ˈæsətˌoʊn/   Listen
Acetone

noun
1.
The simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics.  Synonyms: dimethyl ketone, propanone.



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"Acetone" Quotes from Famous Books



... contamination with the actual substance, whatever it is. Numerous modifications of the fundamental method for extracting the substance have been planned and executed. Funk for example has shown that if the phosphotungstic precipitate is treated with acetone it is possible to separate it into an acetone soluble and an acetone-insoluble fraction and that the curative fraction is in the latter. McCollum has reported that while ether, benzene and acetone cannot be used to extract the B vitamine from its source, benzene, (and to a slight ...
— The Vitamine Manual • Walter H. Eddy



Words linked to "Acetone" :   resolvent, solvent, acetonic, propanone, dissolving agent, dissolver, ketone, dissolvent



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