acetone, propanone, dimethyl ketone
(noun) the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acetone (countable and uncountable, plural acetones)
(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.
Synonyms: propanone, propan-2-one, dimethyl ketone
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Source: Wiktionary
Ac"e*tone, n. Etym: [See Acetic.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Note: The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See Ketone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
