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a•ce•to•phe•none
(ə sē′tō fə nōn′, as′i tō-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistrya colorless liquid, C8H8O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume. Also called acetylbenzene, hypnone, phenyl methyl ketone.
- aceto- + phen- + -one 1870–75
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