Acetone

Acetone
Acetone Ac"e*tone, n. [See {Acetic}.] (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]

Note: The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See {Ketone}. [1913 Webster]


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