metacetone

      English

      Etymology

      meta- +‎ acetone, because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone.

      Noun

      metacetone

      1. (chemistry) C6H10O, a colourless liquid obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime.

      Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

      Last modified on 7 June 2013, at 17:17