propanone


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propanone

(ˈprəʊpəˌnəʊn)
n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for acetone
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Noun1.propanone - the simplest ketonepropanone - the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
acetone, dimethyl ketone
ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent - a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
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