phenylacetone

P3H4E1N1Y4L1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

noun

An organic compound, a clear oil used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine.

Similar
P2Pphenyl-2-propanone
Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounphenylacetone (countable and uncountable, plural phenylacetones)

plural phenylacetones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn organic compound, a clear oil used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine.

    Synonyms: P2P, phenyl-2-propanone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn organic compound, a clear oil used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine.

Similar
P2Pphenyl-2-propanone

Origin

From phenyl + acetone.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

phenylacetone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylacetone

MLA

“phenylacetone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylacetone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenylacetone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenylacetone.

Source: phenylacetone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.