acetophenone

English

Etymology

aceto- +‎ phenone

Noun

acetophenone (countable and uncountable, plural acetophenones)

(organic chemistry) The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds

Derived terms

aminoacetophenone
chloroacetophenone
chlorofluoroacetophenone

Translations

an aromatic ketone

Finnish: asetofenoni
Greek: ακετοφαινόνη f (aketofainóni)

Italian: acetofenone (it) m
Portuguese: acetofenona f

Further reading

acetophenone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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