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pro·pio·phe·none | \ ˌprō-pē-ō-ˈfē-ˌnōn, -ˈfen-ˌōn 
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\Medical Definition of propiophenone
: a flowery-smelling compound C9H10O used in perfumes and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals (as ephedrine) and organic compounds
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