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These in turn are used in perfume. Acetophenone is used to create these fragrances; almond, cherry, honeysuckle, jasmine, and strawberryThe strawberry Fragaria is the fruit of a plant in the family Rosaceae (Rose Family). It is an accessory fruit; that is, the fleshy part is derived not from the ovaries (which are the seeds, actually achenes) but from the peg at the bottom of the hypanthi. This chemicalA chemical compound is a substance formed from two or more elements, with a fixed ratio determining the composition. For example, dihydrogen monoxide ( water, ) is a compound composed of two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen atom. In general, this fixed rat may be obtained by the dry distillationDistillation is a means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points. Known since antiquity, the concentration of alcohol by the application of heat to a fermented liquid mixture is perhaps the oldest form of distillation. However, th of a mixture of the calciumSee also Calcium, New York, United States. potassium calcium scandium Mg Ca Sr Full table General Name, Symbol, Numbercalcium, Ca, 20 Series alkaline earth metal Group, Period, Block 2 (IIA), 4, s Density, Hardness 1550 kg/m3, 1. 75 Appearance silvery whi saltFor other meanings of the word salt see salt (disambiguation In chemistry, a salt is a composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. They are typically the product of a chemis of aceticThe chemical compound acetic acid (from the Latin word acetum meaning "vinegar"), systematically called ethanoic acid is the acid that gives vinegar its sour taste. It is a carboxylic acid with chemical formula CHO, often written as CHCOOH to better refle and benzoic acidStructural formula Benzoic acid CHC(O)OH, is an aromatic carboxylic acid. Benzoic acid is used as a food preservative and occurs naturally in certain plants. For example, it is a major component of gum benzoin, which in turn is a major component of the tys. At one time it was used as a hypnoticHypnotic can be used to describe the state of hypnosis. In addition, it refers to a drug that induces sleep, used in the treatment of severe insomnia. These drugs include barbiturates, benzodiazepines, zolpidem, cyclopyrrolone, chloral hydrate, chlormethi under the name of hypnone .
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