Acetone
['æsɪtəʊn] or ['æsɪton]
Definition
(noun.) the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics.
Edited by Blair--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
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