ketone group
noun Chemistry.
the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
Also called
ketone radical.
Words nearby ketone group
ketolysis,
ketolytic,
ketonaemia,
ketone,
ketone body,
ketone group,
ketonemia,
ketonuria,
ketose,
ketosis,
ketosteroid
British Dictionary definitions for ketone group
ketone group
noun
chem
the functional group of ketones: a carbonyl group attached to the carbon atoms of two other organic groups