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/uy rohn", uy"rohn/, n. Chem.a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C14H22O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.[1890-95; IR(IS) + -ONE]
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irone — irone … Dictionnaire des rimes
irone — [ irɔn ] n. f. • v. 1900; de iris (I) ♦ Chim. Principe chimique odorant, présent dans la violette et l iris. ● irone nom féminin Nom générique des cétones présentes dans l essence de violette et dans l essence d iris. ⇒IRONE, subst. fém. CHIM.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
irone — i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Irone — [Kurzwort aus Iris und Ketone], Singular Iron das, s, Gruppe von drei isomeren Terpenketonen (α , β und γ Iron, chemisch die 6 Methyl Derivate der Jonone); schwach gelbliche, ölige Flüssigkeiten mit starkem Veilchengeruch, die den… … Universal-Lexikon
Irone — Irones are a group of methylionone odorants used in perfumery, derived from iris oil, e.g. orris root. The most commercially important of these are:* ( ) cis γ irone, and * ( ) cis α irone Irones form through slow oxidation of triterpenoids in… … Wikipedia
Irone — L irone est une cétone qui constitue le principe odorant de la racine d iris, en particulier les variétés cultivées dites iris de Florence . Elle est présente aussi dans les racines d autres éridacées. L irone donne en perdant sa fonction… … Wikipédia en Français
irone — /ˈaɪroʊn/ (say uyrohn), /aɪˈroʊn/ (say uy rohn) noun a colourless liquid, C13H20O, obtained from the orrisroot, and used in perfumery. {ir(is) + one} …
irone — ˈīˌrōn, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary iris + one; originally formed as German iron : any of several oily liquid isomeric ketones C14H22O or a mixture of some of them that have a strong odor of violet and… … Useful english dictionary
alpha-irone — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
6-methylionone — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
