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butanedione

butanedione noun: the simplest diketone CH₃-CO-CO-CH₃, used as an aroma agent; and derivative of this compound.

Noun

butanedione (plural butanediones)

  1. The simplest diketone CH₃-CO-CO-CH₃, used as an aroma agent; and derivative of this compound
    Synonyms:
    diacetyl

Synonyms of butanedione

Forms of butanedione

pluralbutanediones

Origin of butanedione

From butane + dione.

Questions about butanedione

What does butanedione mean?
Butanedione means the simplest diketone CH₃-CO-CO-CH₃, used as an aroma agent; and derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is butanedione?
Butanedione is a noun.
What is the plural of butanedione?
The plural of butanedione is butanediones.

Words near butanedione in the dictionary

  1. butanedinitrile
  2. butanedioate
  3. butanedioic acid
  4. butanediol
  5. butanediols
  6. butanedione
  7. butanediones
  8. butanes
  9. butanethiol
  10. butanethiols
  11. butanilicaine

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