Definitions for acetone

acetone ac·e·tone

Spelling: [as-i-tohn]
IPA: /ˈæs ɪˌtoʊn/

Acetone is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 170 anagrams from letters in acetone (aceenot).

Definitions for acetone

noun

  1. a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.

Origin of acetone

First recorded in 1830-40; acet- + -one

Examples for acetone

Thus at 10 atmospheres the presence of the acetone is a source of safety; but at 20 atmospheres it becomes an extra danger.

On distilling off the acetone, a precipitation is determined.

This begins to be well marked when the proportion of acetone exceeds 80 p.ct.

This resin was soft, viscous and soluble in alcohol or acetone.

The first test suggested for acetone was Gerhardt's chloride-of-iron test.

acetone (as′), a constituent of ordinary wood spirit, a colourless volatile liquid used as a solvent, the simplest of the ketones.

An example of a ternary system yielding such a boundary surface is that consisting of phenol, water, and acetone.

By passing the vapour of strong acetic acid through an iron tube heated to dull redness, and condensing the acetone thus formed.

Van Ronk described how when visiting Asch he would put on his “Folkways suit,” a filthy jacket that smelled of acetone.

It is prepared by treating a mixture of citral and acetone with barium hydrate, and distilling in vacuo.

Word Value for acetone
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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