acetophenone

[ uh-see-toh-fuh-nohn, as-i-toh- ]
/ əˌsi toʊ fəˈnoʊn, ˌæs ɪ toʊ- /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless liquid, C8H8O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
Also called acetylbenzene, hypnone, phenyl methyl ketone.

Origin of acetophenone

First recorded in 1870–75; aceto- + phen- + -one

Words nearby acetophenone

acetone body, acetonemia, acetonitrile, acetonuria, acetophenetidin, acetophenone, acetostearin, acetous, acetum, acetyl, acetyl chloride