1.noun
A colourless volatile liquid ketone made by oxidizing isopropanol, used as an organic solvent and synthetic reagent.
- 'Store flammable liquids such as gasoline, acetone, benzene, and lacquer thinner in approved safety cans, away from the home.'
- 'Shop dirt, oil and grease can be removed by either vapor degreasing or swabbing with acetone or another nontoxic solvent.'
- 'The literature cites the use of ether, chloroform, acetone and mineral oil as possible options.'
- 'Finally, the drugs are recovered by using industrial solvents, such as acetone, ether, or chloroform.'
- 'Solvents permitted in the UK for extraction include acetone, hexane, ethyl acetate, ethyl alcohol, and carbon dioxide.'
- 'Some patients can benefit from other techniques, including topical capsaicin and topical application of aspirin suspended in a volatile substance such as acetone.'
- 'An alternate method to remove lacquer is to rub with a cloth saturated with acetone or alcohol.'
- 'Flasks and bottles full of nitrates and sulphides and chlorates and acetone, labelled in English and Arabic, lay on dirty tables.'
- 'These may contain solvents such as toluene, isopropryl alcohol, ethyl and butyl acetates, acetone and other ketones.'
- 'The masterminds of the bootleg scam evaded excise duty by substituting potable alcohol with industrial solvents such as acetone.'
((n.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six
of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the
distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of
citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.)
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
