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benzophenones

benzophenones is the plural of benzophenone.

Meaning of benzophenone

Noun

benzophenone (countable and uncountable, plural benzophenones)

  1. (countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C₆H₅)₂CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.
  2. (uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.

Questions about benzophenones

What is benzophenones the plural of?
Benzophenones is the plural of benzophenone.

Words near benzophenones in the dictionary

  1. benzonitriles
  2. benzonuclease
  3. benzophenanthridine
  4. benzophenanthridines
  5. benzophenone
  6. benzophenones
  7. benzophenoxazine
  8. benzophenoxazines
  9. benzophenoxazinone
  10. benzophenoxazinones
  11. benzopinacol

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