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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless, mobile liquid, [(CH3)2OHCH2]CO, prepared by the distillation of calcium isovalerate. It boils at 181–182° C. Also called 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, diisobutyl ketone, or diisopropylacetone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.
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- noun organic chemistry A
ketone , 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, obtained fromisovaleric acid
Etymologies
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valeric + -one
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