ionone
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- noun
- /aɪˈoʊnoʊn/
- Specialized
- In the lab, chemists studied ionone to understand its properties and applications in flavoring.
Examples
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It has Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone if you're curious, an ingredient that has been banned for use in perfumes.
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The perfume contains ionone, giving it a sweet, floral scent reminiscent of violets.
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Many scented products utilize ionone to evoke the fragrance of spring flowers.
Surface Forms
Morphology
ionone = ion + one
Although the form looks like 'ion' + the chemical suffix '-one', the root 'ion' here is a specialized combining form (Greek iôn 'violet') and '-one' is a chemistry suffix for ketones, so an average learner cannot derive the meaning from common English components and may be misled by the familiar word 'ion'.
Etymology
The word ionone comes from the Greek root ion meaning 'violet' and the chemical ending -one, which names a kind of chemical. So ionone is a 'violet'-scented chemical used in perfumes and flavorings.