Complete Definition of "ketene"

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Noun
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ketene
#chemistry any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R<sub>1</sub>R<sub>2</sub>CCO, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides
#chemistry the parent compound of this class, CH<sub>2</sub>C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas

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trans-top|of a class of unsaturated ketones
Spanish: queteno
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