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valeranone (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) The sesquiterpenoid ketone (4aR,7S,8aS)-4a,8a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one present in the roots of valerian