ketone group
noun
,
Chemistry
1.
the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
Also called
ketone radical
.
Examples from the web for
ketone group
Reducing sugars are distinguished by having a free aldehyde or
ketone group
.
Compositions wherein the carbonyl group is part of an aldehyde or a
ketone group
.
British Dictionary definitions for
ketone group
ketone group
noun
1.
(
chem
) the functional group of ketones: a carbonyl group attached to the carbon atoms of two other organic groups