acetone

MediLexicon acetone - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'acetone'

[1. A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid; extremely small amounts are found in normal urine, but larger quantities occur in the urine and blood of people with diabetes, sometimes imparting an ethereal odor to the urine and breath. Acetone is one of the ketone bodies, and is used as a solvent in many pharmaceutical and commercial preparations.

Molecular Formula: C3H6O


InChI: InChI=1/C3H6O/c1-3(2)4/h1-2H3/i3+1

InChIKey: InChIKey=CSCPPACGZOOCGX-LBPDFUHNEC
SMILES: CC(=O)C

Names:
    acetone

Registries:
    PubChem CID 11007810
    PubChem ID 16068251