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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
