menthone
/ˈmɛnθəʊn/Chemistry
noun
A cyclic ketone which is an oily liquid with an odour of peppermint, occurring in peppermint, geranium, and other essential oils; 2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanone, C10H18O.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Roscoe (1833–1915), chemist and university administrator. From menth- + -one, perhaps after menthene.
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