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benzyl'idene ac'etone
Chem.
a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C
10H
10O, having a vanillalike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume. Also called
benzalacetone, methyl styryl ketone. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.