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methylheptenone

[ meth-uhl-hep-tuh-nohn ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless liquid, C 8 H 1 4 O, occurring in many essential oils and produced by synthesis: used in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of inexpensive perfumes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of methylheptenone1

methyl- + heptene + -one

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