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Definition: 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 in violets is
[alpha]-irone, which occurs as both cis and trans
stereoisomers. Called also
6-methylionone.
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