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ketones

ketones is the plural of ketone.

Meaning of ketone

Noun

ketone (plural ketones)

  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.
    • acetone R₁ = R₂ = CH₃

Phrases with ketones

Questions about ketones

What is ketones the plural of?
Ketones is the plural of ketone.

Words near ketones in the dictionary

  1. ketone bodies
  2. ketone body
  3. ketonemia
  4. ketonemias
  5. ketonemic
  6. ketones
  7. ketonic
  8. ketonimine
  9. ketonimines
  10. ketonitrile
  11. ketonitriles

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