ketone
/ˈkiːtəʊn//ˈkitoʊn/
ketone noun: 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.
Noun
ketone (plural ketones)
- 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.
- acetone R₁ = R₂ = CH₃
- methyl ethyl ketone R₁ = CH₃, R₂ = C₂H₅
ketone meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Malay and Persian
ketone in Tamil
- கீற்றோன்
ketone in Kannada
- ಕೀಟೋನ್
ketone in Malay
- organic chemicals with the >CO functional group
- keton
ketone in Persian
- organic chemicals with the >CO functional group
- کتون keton
More languagesFewer languages
- ketone in Vietnamese
- xeton, xê-tôn
Forms of ketone
| plural | ketones |
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Origin of ketone
From German Keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”). See acetone.
Words formed from ketone
- 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
- phenylketone
- polyetherether-ketone
- polyetheretherketone
- polyetherether ketone
- polyether ether ketone
- polyetherketoneetherketoneketone
- polyketone
- raspberry ketone
- selenoketone
- tetraketone
- thioketone
- triketone
- Wieland-Miescher ketone
Phrases with ketone
Questions about ketone
- What does ketone mean?
- Ketone means 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.
- What is ketone in Tamil?
- Ketone in Tamil is கீற்றோன். See Ketone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ketone?
- Ketone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ketone?
- Ketone is pronounced /ˈkiːtəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ketone?
- The plural of ketone is ketones.
Words near ketone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ketone (page history and authors); ketone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ketone (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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