Acetone Synonyms

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The simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. propanone
  2. dimethyl ketone

Words Related to Acetone

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. isopropanol
  2. dichloromethane
  3. hydrogen-peroxide
  4. phenol
  5. xylene
  6. acetonitrile
  7. hexane
  8. boric-acid
  9. formaldehyde
  10. ethyl-alcohol
  11. nitrobenzene
  12. butanol
  13. hydrochloric-acid
  14. sulphite

Acetone Sentence Examples

  • The acetone dicarboxylic acid, CO(CH 2 CO 2 H) 2, so obtained combines with hydrocyanic acid, and this product yields citric acid on hydrolysis.

  • Dry distillation is extremely wasteful even when definite substances or mixtures, such as calcium acetate which yields acetone, are dealt with, valueless by-products being obtained and the condensate usually requiring much purification.

  • Prior to 1830, little was known of the process other than that organic compounds generally yielded tarry and solid matters, but the discoveries of Liebig and Dumas (of acetone from acetates), of Mitscherlich (of benzene from benzoates) and of Persoz (of methane from acetates and lime) brought the operation into common laboratory practice.

  • In France, the general denaturizing agent is wood-spirit of at least 58 over-proof, and containing 25% of acetone and 2.5% of "impurites pyrogenees"; 10 litres of this spirit denaturizes Too litres of alcohol.

  • The solubility of the gas in various liquids, as given by different observers, is zoo Volumes of Brine Water Alcohol Paraffin Carbon disulphide Fusel oil Benzene Chloroform Acetic acid Acetone It will be seen from this table that where it is desired to collect and keep acetylene over a liquid, brine, i.e.

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