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acetovanillone

ace·to·va·nil·lone [ ¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-və-ˈni-ˌlōn]

acetovanillone

noun

[¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-və-ˈni-ˌlōn]

plural -s

Definition of acetovanillone

: a crystalline ketone C₉H₁₀O₃ formed as a by-product in the commercial synthesis of vanillin from lignin; 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-acetophenone

— called also apocynin

First Known Use of acetovanillone

1892, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acetovanillone

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + vanillin + -one

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