BENZOPHENONE


Meaning of BENZOPHENONE in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ben-z ō -fi- ' n ō n, - ' f ē - ˌ n ō n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary benz- + phen- + -one

Date: 1877

: a colorless crystalline ketone C 13 H 10 O used especially as a perfume fixative and in sunscreens also : a derivative of benzophenone

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