'Metacetone' definitions:
Definition of 'Metacetone'
- Metacetone \Me*tac"e*tone\, n. [Pref. met- + acetone.] (Chem.)
A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, C6H10O, obtained
by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called
because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of
acetone.
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