Benzophenone
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Benzophenone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
Meaning
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound diphenylmethanone.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- benzophenones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diphenylmethanone, dioxybenzone, benzoin, benzophenanthridine, benzophenoxazine, benzil.
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