-phenone

noun combining form

-phe·​none

fəˈnōn,

ˈfēˌnōn

plural -s

: aromatic ketone containing a phenyl or substituted phenyl group attached to a (specified) acyl group

acetophenone

benzophenone

resacetophenone

Word History

Etymology

phen- + -one

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