dimethyl ketone

Definitions of dimethyl ketone
  1. noun
    the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
    synonyms: acetone, propanone
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    ketone
    any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
    dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent
    a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
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