HyperDic: propanone

English > 1 sense of the word propanone:
NOUNsubstancepropanone, acetone, dimethyl ketonethe simplest ketone
English > propanone: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningThe simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid / liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics.
Synonymsacetone, dimethyl ketone
BroaderketoneAny of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
solvent, dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolventA liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
Spanishacetona
Catalanacetona

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