PROPANONE

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


Noun

propanone (uncountable)

(chemistry) The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C3H6O, usually called acetone.

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18 March 2025

ODONTOGLOSSUM

(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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