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ketone group

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.


ketone group

noun

  1. chem the functional group of ketones: a carbonyl group attached to the carbon atoms of two other organic groups
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The ketone group corresponds to a thermal effect of 53.52 calories.

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