Ionone Definition

īə-nōn

noun

A colorless liquid, C₁₃H₂₀O, made from citral and acetone and used in perfume manufacture for its violetlike odor.

Webster's New World

(chemistry) Any of a series of closely related aromatic chemical substances that are part of a group of compounds known as rose ketones, including damascones and damascenones, found in a variety of essential oils.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ionone

Singular:

ionone

Plural:

ionones

Originally a trademark

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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