In 1945, a woman named Beulah Hunter, who was 25 at the time, gave birth to a healthy, normal daughter named Penny Diana after the record-breaking pregnancy. According to the New Health Guide, the length of the pregnancy was verified by her menstrual cycle and the date of her positive pregnancy test.
In chemistry, a ketone (alkanone) /ËkiËtoÊn/ is an organic compound with the structure RC(=O)R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones and aldehydes are simple compounds that contain a carbonyl group (a carbon-oxygen double bond).
This is about the chemical compound. For the band, see Acetone (band). Acetone (systematically named propanone) is the organic compound with the formula (CH 3) 2 CO. It is a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, and is the simplest ketone.Acetone is miscible with water and serves as an important solvent in its own right, typically for cleaning purposes in the laboratory.cetone is used in a variety of general medical and cosmetic applications and is also listed as a component in food additives and food packaging. Dermatologists use acetone with alcohol for acne treatments to peel dry skin. Acetone is commonly used in chemical peeling.