Definition of Acetane
Acetone, a highly inflammable liquid obtained generally by the dry
distillation of acetates.
- Wikipedia
Ac"e*tone (&?;), n. [See Acetic.]
(Chem.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon,
six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the
distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of
citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
&fist; The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar
constitution, more frequently called ketones. See Ketone.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Chemistry): A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime
Note: The term is also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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