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Definition of Propanone
1. Noun. The simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics.
Generic synonyms: Ketone, Dissolvent, Dissolver, Dissolving Agent, Resolvent, Solvent
Derivative terms: Acetonic
Definition of Propanone
1. Noun. (chemistry) The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C3H6O, usually called acetone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Propanone
Literary usage of Propanone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"Acetone propanone Di-methyl Ketone CHj—CO—CH, The only ketone which we shall
consider is acetone, CH3—CO— CH3, or propanone, also called di-methyl ketone. ..."
2. Organic Chemistry for the Laboratory by William Albert Noyes (1911)
"Preparation of a Ketone by the Distillation of a Calcium Salt—Acetone, (propanone),
CH3COCH3. Literature—Preparation from acetates, Liebig: Ann., 1, 225; ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"In contrast, the initially vigorous reaction of l,l,l-trichloro-2-propanone and
trichlorosilane terminated when the amine "catalyst" was consumed. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The compound, 2,2-dimethyl-l-(4-methyl- phenyl)-l-propanone, was initially sprayed
onto a stock of ground rat chow by dissolving it in acetone. ..."
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