acetone

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of moisture) is placed in an incorporating tank, which consists of a brass-lined box, some of the acetone is added, and the machine (Fig.

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  1. noun A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone, CH3COCH3, widely used as an organic solvent.

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  • Some usefull I found are acetone, ammonia solution and alcohol. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: Picric acid
  • A cup or two of acetone could extract unlimited amounts of ASA, up till the point where the boiling acetone is a slurry of ASA crystals The knowledge that they fear is a weapon to be used against them. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: Picric acid
  • Although acetone is aromatic and flammable at 56. 2°C, it is very colorful. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • When a base removes one proton from either of the non-carbonyl carbons of acetone, a carbanion is produced in which one of the carbon has a negative charge. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Unfortunately our reseach has indicated that, although acetone is an excellent fuel component, it is voraciously corrosive to plastics, elastomers, composites and aluminum.
 

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/ˈæsɛtoʊn/
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