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acetophenone
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acetophenone, n. [Acetic + phenyl + one.].
A crystalline ketone, CH3.CO.C6H5 , which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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