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noun 
  1. (organic chemistry) 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.
    • acetone R1 = R2 = CH3
    • methyl ethyl ketone R1 = CH3, R2 = C2H5
    • camphor Câ��â��Hâ��â��O
Etymology: From (term, keton, lang=de) < (term, Aketon, , acetone, lang=de) < (term, acétone, , acetone, lang=fr). See (term, acetone).

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