ionone
[ ahy-uh-nohn ]
/ ˈaɪ əˌnoʊn /
noun Chemistry.
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C13H20O, used chiefly in perfumery.
Origin of ionone
First recorded in 1890–95; formerly trademark
Words nearby ionone
ionizer,
ionizing radiation,
iono-,
ionogen,
ionomer,
ionone,
ionopause,
ionophore,
ionophoresis,
ionosonde,
ionosphere
Example sentences from the Web for ionone
Ionone, a ketone first prepared by Tiemann, and having when diluted a pronounced violet odour.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture |W. H. Simmons
British Dictionary definitions for ionone
ionone
/ (ˈaɪəˌnəʊn) /
noun
a yellowish liquid mixture of two isomers with an odour of violets, extracted from certain plants and used in perfumery
either of these two isomers. Formula: C 13 H 20 O