Ketone

Origin

From German keton, from German Aketon ("acetone"), from French acétone ("acetone"). See acetone.

Full definition of ketone

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 = R

• methyl ethyl ketone R₁ = CH

• camphor C₁₀H₁₇O

Derived terms

Related terms

• aldehyde R

• tautomerism