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menthone
noun
men·thone
\ˈmenˌthōn\
Definition of menthone
-s
: a liquid ketone C10H18O that occurs in a levorotatory form especially in peppermint oil and pennyroyal oil and that can be made synthetically by oxidation of menthol
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Origin and Etymology of menthone
International Scientific Vocabulary menth- + -one
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