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English → English (gcide) Definition: hypnone Acetophenone \Ac`e*to*phe"none\ (-f[=e]"n[=o]n), n. [Acetic + phenyl + one.] (Chem.) A crystalline ketone, CH3.CO.C6H5, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]