Acetone

(as'e-tone.) (Chem.) A colorle liquid, prepared by the dry distillation of an acetate. It has an agreeable odor and taste, resembling those of peppermint; it evaporates quickly, producing great reduction of temperature; it boils at 132° F.; sp. gr. 0-792; Form. C3H6O. The term A., or ketone, is one applied to a cla of bodies composed of an acid radical united with an alcohol-radical; thus, ordinary A. is methyl-acetyl. [s. 6]