Ac`e*to*phe"none (?), n. [Acetic
+ phenyl + one.] (Chem.) A crystalline
ketone, CH3COC6H5, which may be
obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of
acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of
hypnone.
Ac`e*to*phe"none (?), n. [Acetic
+ phenyl + one.] (Chem.) A crystalline
ketone, CH3COC6H5, which may be
obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of
acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of
hypnone.