menthone

noun

men·​thone

ˈmenˌthōn

plural -s

: a liquid ketone C₁₀H₁₈O that occurs in a levorotatory form especially in peppermint oil and pennyroyal oil and that can be made synthetically by oxidation of menthol

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary menth- + -one

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