acetone
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Definition of acetone
: a volatile fragrant flammable liquid ketone C3H6O used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis and found in abnormal quantities in diabetic urine
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Other Words from acetone
acetonic
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Examples of acetone in a Sentence
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Solutions of synthetic polymers, such as polyvinyl acetate, in acetone or ethanol, are used for this purpose. — Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian, "How to Discover Dinosaurs," 3 Sep. 2019 The woman was rushed to the hospital Monday morning with severe head trauma, bleeding in her brain and second- and third-degree burns after she was hit on the head with a wooden mallet, doused with acetone and set on fire, the Sun-Sentinel reported. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida woman, 75, dies after attack by driver delivering Best Buy washer and dryer, police say," 20 Aug. 2019 That fin drove a metal rod into a glass plate, releasing corrosive acetone that dissolves celluloid discs, according to Smithsonian Magazine. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Massive blast leaves crater in German barley field," 25 June 2019 The acetone eventually dissolved them, triggering a spring that would thrust a firing pin into a detonator. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Massive blast leaves crater in German barley field," 25 June 2019 The smell of nail polish and acetone has always been quite nostalgic for me since. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "14 Beauty Experts on the Lessons They’ve Learned From Their Mothers," 11 May 2019 And, as mentioned earlier, acetone does a very good job of dissolving super glue. — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How to Remove Super Glue," 24 June 2019 To correct the errors that were caught in advance, Folsom High student yearbook staffers and alumni spent hours dissolving them with acetone and covering them with stickers provided by Jostens. — Sawsan Morrar, sacbee, "Folsom student said ‘cracker’ in her senior quote – and sparked a debate about diversity," 4 June 2019 Then remove all traces of your last color with an acetone-free remover (anything else unnecessarily dries out your nail). — Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, "15 Important Tips to Get Healthy Nails, According to Nail Care Experts," 24 Sep. 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acetone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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acetone
noun
ac·e·tone
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Medical Definition of acetone
: a volatile fragrant flammable liquid ketone C3H6O used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis and found in abnormal quantities in diabetic urine
— called also propanone
Other Words from acetone
acetonic
\ ˌas-ə-ˈtän-ik
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adjective
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adjective
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