ketene
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[edit]ketene (plural ketenes)
- (organic chemistry) any of a class of unsaturated ketones, having a general formula R1R2C=C=O, that react as if they were inner acid anhydrides
- (organic chemistry) the parent compound of this class, CH2=C=O, an unstable, reactive colourless gas
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[edit]of a class of unsaturated ketones
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