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DIMETHYL KETONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Synonyms:
acetone; dimethyl ketone; propanone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dimethyl ketone" is a kind of...):
ketone (any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals)
dissolvent; dissolver; dissolving agent; resolvent; solvent (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)