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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A liquid, (C2H5)CO, or diethylketone, made by distilling barium propionate; also in other ways. It boils at 102.7° C.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless fragrant liquid.

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  • noun organic chemistry The ketone of propionic acid.

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