IRONE

Noun

irone (plural irones)

(organic compound) Any of several ketones, or a mixture of such, found in orris oil (oil extracted from iris roots), used as odorants in perfumes.

Anagrams

• Nerio, neroi, noier, norie, oneir-

Source: Wiktionary



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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