• (n.) 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.
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Me·tac'e·tone noun [ Prefix
met- +
acetone .]
(Chemistry) A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, C
6 H
10 O, obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone.
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