01 A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.
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A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.(Chem.)
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Webster, 1913
-one
/(ōn)/
· IPA /-əʊn/
02 suff. A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third…
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A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbons; as, nonone.(Chem.) [archaic]