acetone
丙酮,乙炔
Definitions
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Chemistry.
- : a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C3H6O, 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.
Examples
Like, “Let’s do biofuel, let’s do huge feed, let’s make acetone.”
Brown was then sent home with acetone and a rinse, which her sister then used to try and help remove the glue.
She was sent home with sterilizing water and acetone wipes — commonly used for removing nail polish.
She adds that the fire was set using gasoline, whereas the fires after were all set using acetone.
Van Ronk described how when visiting Asch he would put on his “Folkways suit,” a filthy jacket that smelled of acetone.
Acetone is derived from decomposition of diacetic acid, and this in turn from beta-oxybutyric acid by oxidation.
Diacetic acid occurs in the same conditions as acetone, but is less frequent and has more serious significance.
Neutral volatile substances—ethyl alcohol, aldehyde, acetone.
More accurate investigations enabled him to identify these substances with acetone compounds.
What comes over in the form of vapour is a mixture of water, acetone and wood spirit.