hypnone Med.
(ˈhɪpnəʊn)
[a. F. hypnone, f. Gr. ὕπν-ος sleep + -one.]
A name given to acetophenone, C6H5.CO.CH3, as a hypnotic.
| 1886 Syd. Soc. Lex., Hypnone,..Dujardin-Beaumetz's term for phenylmethyl-ketone or acetophenone. A colourless, very mobile liquid..obtained by distilling a mixture of calcium benzoate and acetate. 1888 Medical News (U.S.) 19 May 547/2 Various other hypnotics have been more recently proposed, such as..hypnone and methylal. |