1. A colorless crystalline organic compound (C₆H₅)₂CO used in sunscreens, plastics, and as a chemical intermediate in synthesis.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Benzophenone is a common UV filter found in many commercial sunscreen products.
• The chemist synthesized benzophenone as an intermediate step in the reaction.
• Benzophenone derivatives are widely used in the cosmetics industry.
• This plastic contains benzophenone to protect it from UV degradation.
• The laboratory ordered benzophenone for use in organic synthesis experiments.