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US
/ˈæsəˌtoʊn/
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[ UK /ˈæsɪtˌəʊn/ ]
[ UK /ˈæsɪtˌəʊn/ ]
NOUN
- the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
How To Use acetone In A Sentence
- It is suggested that ad libitum feeding conditions decrease NAD availability which also decreases metabolism of the triose phosphate glycolytic intermediates, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone-phosphate, which can spontaneously decompose into methylglyoxal MG. The low-fat diet cascade | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
- Some makers still bolster these paints with components like formaldehyde, crystalline silica, acetone and ammonia to help preserve the paint or give it other properties, such as spatter-resistance. Painting Without That Smell
- Other alkalis, such as ammonium carbonate, sodium tribasic phosphate, acetone, and various glycols (such as triethanolamine, pH 8 at 1% dilution), are sometimes used.
- The supernatant was removed and stored and the pellets extracted with 100% acetone until they were colourless.
- Acetone is important in the manufacture of artificial fibers, explosives, and polycarbonate resins.
- Chloranil (Fluka) was recrystallized from acetone and sublimed under vacuum.
- Nakayama used acetone, a solvent, to extract the resin from guayule bagasse.
- Other clostridia have the capability to ferment sugars to produce ethanol, butanol, isopropanol, acetic acid, acetone, and similar products, and perhaps the genes responsible for these properties can be incorporated into organisms that can produce alcohols directly from cellulose. 3 Ethanol Production
- It has also been discovered that paroxetine hydrochloride can form crystalline solvates with certain solvents such as certain lower alcohols and acetone, in particular isopropyl alcohol.
- The World Cup replica consisted of 11kg of cocaine mixed with either acetone or possibly petrol to make it moldable.