acetone

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ac=e=tone

CIDE DICTIONARY

acetone, n. [See Acetic.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]
" The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See Ketone."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

acetone, n. a colourless volatile liquid ketone valuable as a solvent of organic compounds esp. paints, varnishes, etc. Also called PROPANONE.

Usage

Chem. formula: CH3COCH3

Etymology

ACETO- + -ONE