"Acetone" is a word in ENGLISH
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.
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