parmone

noun

par·​mone

ˈpärˌmōn

plural -s

: a terpenoid ketone C₁₃H₂₀O found in oil from violet flowers

Word History

Etymology

French, from parm- (from violette de Parme Parma violet, from Parme Parma, city in northern Italy) + -one

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Rhymes for parmone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone