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Acetone - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Acetone : (noun)
1: the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used
as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
[syn: propanone, dimethyl ketone]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Acetone : \Ac"e*tone\, n. [See Acetic.] (Chem.)
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.
Note: The term in also applied to a number of bodies of
similar constitution, more frequently called ketones.
See Ketone.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Acetone : Acetone: In the body, a chemical that is formed when the body uses fat instead of glucose (sugar) for energy. The formation of acetone means that cells lack insulin or cannot effectively use
available insulin to burn glucose for energy. Acetone passes through the body into the urine as one of the so-called ketone bodies.
Acetone is highly volatile. The breath of someone with a great deal of acetone in the body smells fruity and is called "acetone breath."
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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