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phenoxyacetone

phenoxyacetone noun: an ether derived from phenol and hydroxyacetone.

Noun

phenoxyacetone

  1. An ether derived from phenol and hydroxyacetone.

Origin of phenoxyacetone

From phen- + oxy- + acetone.

Questions about phenoxyacetone

What does phenoxyacetone mean?
Phenoxyacetone means an ether derived from phenol and hydroxyacetone.
What part of speech is phenoxyacetone?
Phenoxyacetone is a noun.

Words near phenoxyacetone in the dictionary

  1. phenoxid
  2. phenoxide
  3. phenoxides
  4. phenoxonium
  5. phenoxy
  6. phenoxyacetone
  7. phenoxyacid
  8. phenoxyacids
  9. phenoxyalkanoic
  10. phenoxybenzamine
  11. phenoxybenzyl

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