Ketone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Examples 1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 Translations

English

Noun

ketone

1. ((chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) Any of a large class or organic compounds (R₁.CO.R₂) having a carbonyl functional group attached to two hydrocarbon radicals

Examples

• acetone R₁ = R₂ = CH₃
• methyl ethyl ketone R₁ = CH₃, R₂ = C₂H₅

Derived terms

• ketoacidosis
• ketogenesis
• ketone body
• ketosis

Related terms

• aldehyde R₂ = H
• tautomerism

Translations

• Swedish: keton c