acetophenone

A1C3E1T1O1P3H4E1N1O1N1E1

noun

The aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds

OriginEnglish phenone ← German Keton ← French phényle →
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Meanings

nounacetophenone (countable and uncountable, plural acetophenones)

plural acetophenones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe aromatic ketone phenyl methyl ketone, used in the manufacture of very many organic compounds

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Latinacēscō
  6. Latinacētum
  7. Englishaceto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  11. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  12. Frenchphéno-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  15. Frenchphényle
  16. Englishphenyl
  17. GermanKeton
  18. Englishketone
  19. Englishphenone
  20. Englishacetophenone

From aceto- + phenone.

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Translations

Finnish asetofenoni
  • asetofenonian aromatic ketone
Greek ακετοφαινόνη
  • ακετοφαινόνη (aketofainóni)an aromatic ketone
Italian acetofenone
  • acetofenonean aromatic ketone
Polish acetofenon, acetylobenzen
  • acetofenonan aromatic ketone
  • acetylobenzenan aromatic ketone
  • fenylometyloketonan aromatic ketone
  • metylofenyloketonan aromatic ketone
Portuguese acetofenona
  • acetofenonaan aromatic ketone
Cite this entry
APA

acetophenone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetophenone

MLA

“acetophenone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetophenone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetophenone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetophenone.

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