acetovanillone
noun
ace·to·va·nil·lone
¦a-sə-(ˌ)tō-və-ˈni-ˌlōn,
ə-ˌsē-tō-,
-ˈva-nə-ˌlōn
plural -s
: a crystalline ketone C9H10O3 formed as a by-product in the commercial synthesis of vanillin from lignin; 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-acetophenone
called also apocynin
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + vanillin + -one
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above