C6H10O

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metacetone \Me*tac"e*tone\, n. [Pref. met- + acetone.] (Chem.)
     A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, {C6H10O}, obtained
     by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called
     because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of
     acetone.
     [1913 Webster]