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diketone
di·ke·tone
/
daɪˈki
toʊn
/
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[
dahy-
kee
-tohn
]
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noun
Chemistry
.
a compound containing two C=O groups, as CH
3
COCOCH
3
.
Origin:
1895–1900;
di-
1
+
ketone
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diketone
di·ke·tone (dī-kē'tōn')
n.
A compound containing two carbonyl groups.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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