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irone

American

[ahy-rohn, ahy-rohn] / aɪˈroʊn, ˈaɪ roʊn /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.

Etymology

Origin of irone

First recorded in 1890–95; ir(is) + -one

Example Sentences

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The greater part of the product consists of the inodorous myristic acid, the chief odour-bearing constituent being irone.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

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