What does benzophenone mean?
A type of organic compound, specifically a diphenyl ketone, used as a photoinitiator in the production of polymers and as a UV stabilizer in plastics.
Example
"The researcher used benzophenone as a photoinitiator to create a new polymer with improved thermal stability."
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