Benzophenone Definition

bĕnzō-fĭ-nōn, -fēnōn
noun
A white, sweet-smelling crystalline ketone, C6H5COC6H5, used as an intermediate compound in making flavorings, fragrances, etc.
Webster's New World
A white crystalline aromatic compound, C13 H10 O, used in perfumery and in medicine.
American Heritage Medicine

(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of aromatic ketones based on the parent compound diphenylketone (C6H5)2CO; used, amongst other things, as ingredients in sunblock.

Wiktionary

(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.

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Noun

Singular:
benzophenone
Plural:
benzophenones

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