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Ketone
Meaning
Noun
●
In Organic compounds:
A
homologous series
of
organic
molecules
whose
functional group
is an
oxygen
atom
joined
to a
carbon
atom
—by a double bond—in a
carbon
-hydrogen based molecule.
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Origin
ketone
English
keton
German
Aketon
German
acétone
French
acetum
Latin
aceo
Latin
acere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Ester
Amine
Methyl
Acid
Alkene
Moiety
Thiosulfate
Glucose
Triglyceride
Lipid
Monomer
Carbonyl
Imine
Aldehydes
Alkyl
Phenol
Anion
Benzene
Compound
Ketosis
Enzyme
Alkane
Amide
Metabolite
Esters
Nucleophile
Glycerol
Hydrocarbon
Molecule
Pyridine
Chloride
Monosaccharide
Insulin
Carbohydrate
Diol
Cholesterol
Ether
Acetyl
Sulfate
Carbocation
Hydroxy
Bicarbonate
Creatine
Halide
Lactone
Benzoic Acid
Carboxylic Acid
Propionic Acid
Ethyl Acetate
Fatty Acid
Side Chain
Organic Compound
Pyruvic Acid
Condensation Reaction
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