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hypnone

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[hip-nohn] / ˈhɪp noʊn /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. acetophenone.

Etymology

Origin of hypnone

From French, dating back to 1885–90; hypn-, -one

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With morphine, curare, and hypnone, the method of elimination failed, although ten per cent. in quantity of the body weight of the animal was used in the saline injection.

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