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- [kee-tohn]
- /ˈki toʊn/
- /ˈkiː.təʊn/
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- [kee-tohn]
- /ˈki toʊn/
Definitions of ketone word
- noun ketone any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 . 1
- adjective ketone containing the ketone group. 1
- noun ketone An organic compound containing a carbonyl group CO bonded to two hydrocarbon groups, made by oxidizing secondary alcohols. The simplest such compound is acetone. 1
- noun ketone any of a class of compounds with the general formula R′COR, where R and R′ are alkyl or aryl groups 0
- noun ketone an organic chemical compound containing the carbonyl group, CO, in combination with two hydrocarbon radicals 0
- noun ketone (organic chemistry) 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. 0
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Origin of ketone
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < German Keton, aphetic alteration of Aceton acetone
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Parts of speech for Ketone
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ketone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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