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methylbenzodioxepinone

methylbenzodioxepinone noun: an odorant used to give the olfactory impression of a seashore.

Noun

methylbenzodioxepinone (uncountable)

  1. An odorant used to give the olfactory impression of a seashore.
    • Just as steel, the new high-tech metal, allowed the rise of the skyscraper, Pfizer’s 1966 discovery of the methylbenzodioxepinone molecule, trade-named Calone, with its fresh marine/ozonic scent, allowed the creation of the oceanic scents of the ’90s.2009 March 3, Jens Mortensen, “Eau de Mies”, in New York Times

Questions about methylbenzodioxepinone

What does methylbenzodioxepinone mean?
Methylbenzodioxepinone means an odorant used to give the olfactory impression of a seashore.
What part of speech is methylbenzodioxepinone?
Methylbenzodioxepinone is a noun.

Words near methylbenzodioxepinone in the dictionary

  1. methylbacteriohopanepolyol
  2. methylbacteriohopanepolyols
  3. methylbenzene
  4. methylbenzenes
  5. methylbenzidine
  6. methylbenzodioxepinone
  7. methylbenzotriazole
  8. methylbenzoyl
  9. methylbenzoyls
  10. methylbenzyl
  11. methylbenzylamine

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