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acetophenone

American  
[uh-see-toh-fuh-nohn, as-i-toh-] / əˌsi toʊ fəˈnoʊn, ˌæs ɪ toʊ- /

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.


Etymology

Origin of acetophenone

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

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

From Washington Times Nov. 10, 2023

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 Sep. 30, 2022

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 Jun. 30, 2022

An electronic nose that could detect acetophenone exuded by a person could provide a diagnosis much more quickly and without a blood sample, Logan says.

From Science Magazine Jun. 30, 2022

Commercial acetophenone contains variable quantities of impurities which reduce the yield.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

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