Ketone

[Sarah]

One of a large class of organic substances resembling thealdehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organicacids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbonradicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquidshaving a pungent ethereal odor.

[Ernesto]

An organic compound containing a carbonyl group CO bonded to two hydrocarbon groups, made by oxidizing secondary alcohols. The simplest such compound is acetone.