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valerophenone

valerophenone noun: the ketone 1-phenyl-1-pentanone that is used in photochemistry.

Noun

valerophenone (uncountable)

  1. The ketone 1-phenyl-1-pentanone that is used in photochemistry

Origin of valerophenone

From valer(ian) + -o- + phenone.

Questions about valerophenone

What does valerophenone mean?
Valerophenone means the ketone 1-phenyl-1-pentanone that is used in photochemistry.
What part of speech is valerophenone?
Valerophenone is a noun.

Words near valerophenone in the dictionary

  1. valero-
  2. valerol
  3. valerolactone
  4. valerone
  5. valeronitrile
  6. valerophenone
  7. Valeros
  8. Valery
  9. valeryl
  10. valerylene
  11. valerylenes

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