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ketone

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkiːtəʊn/Part of speech nounSorted eeknotStarts with KEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

Word origin

From German Keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”). See acetone.

Used in a sentence

  • acetone R₁ = R₂ = CH₃
  • methyl ethyl ketone R₁ = CH₃, R₂ = C₂H₅
  • camphor C₁₀H₁₇O

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