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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A term used in composition, indicating that a compound contains the group CH3COCH2-, derived from acetone, as acetonylacetone, CH3-COCH2CH2COCH3. It is also used for compounds containing the group (CH3)2C., as acetonylurea, (CH3)2C.NH
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