English Explanatory Dictionary

ketone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːtəʊn/ /ˈkitoʊn/ en-us-ketone.ogg

Word forms

ketone ketones

Etymology

Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone From German Keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”). See acetone.

Related words

aldehyde tautomerism

Derived words

aminoketone bromoketone cyanoketone diketone dimethyl ketone diphenylketone epoxyketone fluoroketone glyceroketone haloketone heteroketone iodoketone ketamine keto- ketoacidosis ketogenesis ketol ketonaemia ketone body ketonemia ketonic ketonimine ketonization ketonize ketonuria ketosis macroketone megaphone methyl ethyl ketone peroxide methyl isobutyl ketone methyl vinyl ketone Michler's ketone monoketone -one polyetheretherketone polyether ether ketone polyetherether ketone polyetherether-ketone polyetherketoneetherketoneketone polyketone raspberry ketone selenoketone tetraketone thioketone triketone Wieland-Miescher ketone
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