English Explanatory Dictionary

heptone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A liquid hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₀, of the valylene series.

Word forms

heptone heptones

Etymology

From hepta- + -one. Does not conform to IUPAC nomenclature and the coining probably precedes the current conventions.

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