acetophenone

[ uh-see-toh-fuh-nohn, as-i-toh- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a colorless liquid, C 8 H 8 O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acetophenone¹

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

Example Sentences

That liquid was mostly water, with the rest being acetophenone, a non-hazardous commercial chemical.

From Washington Times

The concentration of the acetophenone was “equivalent to one grain of sand in one million grains,” park officials said.

From Washington Times

What’s more, when researchers dissected the brains of the offspring, they found more neurons or brain cells that detect the acetophenone than in the brains of control mice.

From Seattle Times

The molecule with the most attraction, acetophenone, which increases in people and mice with dengue or Zika, was then applied to the hands of human volunteers.

From BBC

The researchers are now looking for treatments that target acetophenone.

From BBC