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propanone

propanone noun: the systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C₃H₆O, usually called acetone.

Noun

propanone (uncountable)

  1. The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C₃H₆O, usually called acetone.

propanone meaning in Persian

propanone in Persian

C3H6O
پروپانون poropânon

Words formed from propanone

Questions about propanone

What does propanone mean?
Propanone means the systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C₃H₆O, usually called acetone.
What is propanone in Persian?
Propanone in Persian is پروپانون (poropânon). See Propanone meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is propanone?
Propanone is a noun.

Words near propanone in the dictionary

  1. propanol
  2. propanolamine
  3. propanolamines
  4. propanols
  5. propanolysis
  6. propanone
  7. propantheline
  8. propaquizafop
  9. proparacaine
  10. proparalepsis
  11. propargite

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