acetophenone
[ uh-see-toh-fuh-nohn, as-i-toh- ]
nounChemistry.
a colorless liquid, C8H8O, having a sweet odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.
Origin of acetophenone
1- Also called acetylbenzene, hypnone, phenyl methyl ketone.
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How to use acetophenone in a sentence
The chemical acetophenone — which to humans smells like orange blossom — may be that lure.
The flowery scent of a Zika or dengue infection lures mosquitoes | Erin Garcia de Jesús | July 11, 2022 | Science News
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