A
colorless,
flammable liquid which is used as a
solvent (it is most familiar as the
solvent in
nail polish remover). The simplest
ketone (it is also known as 2-
propanone), it mixes with water,
ethyl alcohol, and most
oils. It melts at -95.4 C°. and boils at 56.2 C°. It is naturally found in very tiny quantities in the
body fluids and tissues of
healthy people and in somewhat larger amounts in people suffering from
diabetes or
starvation.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.