acetophenone

acetophenone

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Latin aceō
Latin acētumder.
English aceto-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der.
French phéno-
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
French -yle
French phénylebor.
English phenyl
German Ketonbor.
English ketone
English -one
English phenone
English acetophenone

    From aceto- + phenone.

    Noun

    acetophenone (countable and uncountable, plural acetophenones)

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

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