acetozone
/əˈsiːtəzəʊn/Chemistry. Now rare
noun
A white crystalline solid with strong oxidizing properties, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and bleaching agent.
- Systematic name: acetyl benzoyl peroxide; CH3C(O)OOC(O)C6H5..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From aceto- + ozone, apparently so called because moist acetozone was reported to smell like ozone.