(n) the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics, Syn.propanone, dimethyl ketone
(n) a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders, Syn.acetone body
‖ n. [ NL. See Acetone; Hæma-. ] (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by the presence of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the blood, as in diabetes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]
n. [ See Acetic. ] (Chem.) A volatile liquid (CH3.CO.CH3); pyroacetic spirit; methyl ketone; -- obtained by fermentation, the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime. It is commonly used as a solvent. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
☞ The term was once also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones. See Ketone. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
n. [ Pref. met- + acetone. ] (Chem.) A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, C6H10O, obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone. [ 1913 Webster ]
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