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Noun: propanone  'prow-pu,nown
  1. The simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
    - acetone, dimethyl ketone

Derived forms: propanones

Type of: dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, ketone, resolvent, solvent

Encyclopedia: Propanone