cyclopentanone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The cyclic ketone derived from cyclopentane by formal replacement of two hydrogen atoms by an oxygen atom; any derivative of this compound

Word forms

cyclopentanone cyclopentanones

Etymology

From cyclopentane + -one.

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