Ketene
[kee-teen] /ˈki tin/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a colorless, poisonous gas, C 2 H 2 O, irritating to the lungs, prepared from acetone or acetic acid by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of certain commercial chemicals, as acetic anhydride and aspirin.
/ˈkiːtiːn; ˈkɛt-/
noun
1.
a colourless irritating toxic gas used as an acetylating agent in organic synthesis. Formula: CH2:CO Also called ethonone
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