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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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