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Ketone
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Simple meaning
What does Ketone mean?
A ketone is a kind of chemical compound.
Dictionary definition
A type of chemical compound studied in chemistry and found in many natural substances.
Example sentences
Ketone in a sentence
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The word ketone appeared in our chemistry vocabulary list.
medium
A ketone is one type of molecule that students may learn about in science.
hard
The chemistry lesson explained how a ketone has a specific arrangement of atoms.
Synonyms
Words like Ketone
compoundA substance made from atoms joined together.
moleculeA group of atoms bonded together.
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Ketone word family
Base word
ketone
noun
ketones
Plural form of ketone.
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Practice 1
What is a ketone?
Ketone is a chemistry word for a type of compound.
Practice 2
Which school subject is most connected to ketone?
Ketone is a chemistry term.
Practice 3
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The science glossary defined ____ as a type of compound.
Ketone fits because it is a chemical compound.
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