raspberry ketone

noun

4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one, a natural phenolic compound found in a variety of fruits, including raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries, and used for perfumery and flavouring.

Meanings

nounraspberry ketone (countable and uncountable, plural raspberry ketones)

plural raspberry ketones

  1. countableuncountablechemistry4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one, a natural phenolic compound found in a variety of fruits, including raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries, and used for perfumery and flavouring.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 覆盆子酮
  • 覆盆子酮 (fùpénzǐtóng)4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one
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