tropinone
/ˈtrəʊpɪnəʊn/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline heterocyclic ketone obtained by oxidation of the hydroxyl group of tropine.
- Systematic name: 3-tropanone; C8H13NO..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From tropine + -one, after German Tropinon.