ACETOPHENONE


Meaning of ACETOPHENONE in English

/euh see'toh feuh nohn", as'i toh-/ , n. Chem.

a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume. Also called acetylbenzene, hypnone, phenyl methyl ketone .

[ 1870-75; ACETO- + PHEN- + -ONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .