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ionone definition

io·none (ī′ə nōn′)

noun

a colorless liquid, CHO, made from citral and acetone and used in perfume manufacture for its violetlike odor

Etymology: Gr ion, violet + -one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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