Hypnone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]