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phenone

phenone noun: any aromatic ketone containing a phenyl group directly attached to the carbonyl group.

Noun

phenone (plural phenones)

  1. (in-compounds) Any aromatic ketone containing a phenyl group directly attached to the carbonyl group

Forms of phenone

pluralphenones

Origin of phenone

From phenyl + -one.

Words formed from phenone

Questions about phenone

What does phenone mean?
Phenone means any aromatic ketone containing a phenyl group directly attached to the carbonyl group.
What part of speech is phenone?
Phenone is a noun.
What is the plural of phenone?
The plural of phenone is phenones.

Words near phenone in the dictionary

  1. phenomics
  2. phenomime
  3. phenomimes
  4. phenomorphan
  5. phenoms
  6. phenone
  7. phenones
  8. phenonium
  9. phenoniums
  10. phenoperidine
  11. phenophase

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