acetone

acetone has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
• n.. the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics