ketone
[ kee-tohn ]
/ ˈki toʊn /
noun Chemistry.
any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH3COCH3 or CH3COC2H5.
adjective
containing the ketone group.
Origin of ketone
OTHER WORDS FROM ketone
ke·ton·ic [ki-ton-ik] /kɪˈtɒn ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby ketone
ketol,
ketole,
ketolysis,
ketolytic,
ketonaemia,
ketone,
ketone body,
ketone group,
ketonemia,
ketonuria,
ketose
Example sentences from the Web for ketonic
The reactions of cellulose certainly indicate that the CO- group is ketonic rather than aldehydic.
Researches on Cellulose |C. F. CrossThat the amino-acids actually yield the corresponding -ketonic acids when treated with yeast and sugar solution.
Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur HardenIt unites with aldehydes to form esters of ketonic acids, and with aniline yields anilido-acetic acid.
Among organic bodies the phenomenon is particularly well marked with the ketonic compounds and others of the same type.
British Dictionary definitions for ketonic
ketone
/ (ˈkiːtəʊn) /
noun
any of a class of compounds with the general formula R′COR, where R and R′ are alkyl or aryl groups
See also acetone
Derived forms of ketone
ketonic (kɪˈtɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for ketone
C19: from German
Keton, from
Aketon
acetone
Medical definitions for ketonic
ketone
[ kē′tōn′ ]
n.
Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.
Scientific definitions for ketonic
ketone
[ kē′tōn′ ]
Any of a class of organic compounds having the general formula RCOR′, where R and R′ are hydrocarbon radicals that are both attached to the carbon atom of the carbonyl (CO) group. Acetone is a ketone.