KETONE

ketone

(noun) any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ketone (plural ketones)

(organic compound) A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.

• camphor C₁₀H₁₇O

Anagrams

• Keeton

Source: Wiktionary

Ke"tone, n. Etym: [Cf. Acetone.] (Chem.)

Definition: One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.

Note: The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the stems of the organic acids from which they are respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone; butyric acid, butyrone, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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