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Metacetone
Me-tac′e-tone
,Noun.
[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. Definition 2024
metacetone
metacetone
English
Noun
metacetone
- (chemistry) C6H10O, a colourless liquid obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime.