acetovanillone

noun

ace·​to·​va·​nil·​lone

¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-və-ˈni-ˌlōn,

ə-ˌsē-tō-,

-ˈva-nə-ˌlōn

plural -s

: a crystalline ketone C₉H₁₀O₃ formed as a by-product in the commercial synthesis of vanillin from lignin; 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-acetophenone

called also apocynin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + vanillin + -one

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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