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dicarbonyl

dicarbonyl noun: any metal carbonyl containing two carbonyl groups per molecule.

Noun

dicarbonyl (countable and uncountable, plural dicarbonyls)

  1. (countable) Any metal carbonyl containing two carbonyl groups per molecule
  2. (especially, in-compounds, uncountable) Two carbonyl groups in a molecule

Forms of dicarbonyl

pluraldicarbonyls

Origin of dicarbonyl

From di- + carbonyl.

Questions about dicarbonyl

What does dicarbonyl mean?
Dicarbonyl means any metal carbonyl containing two carbonyl groups per molecule.
What part of speech is dicarbonyl?
Dicarbonyl is a noun.
What is the plural of dicarbonyl?
The plural of dicarbonyl is dicarbonyls.

Words near dicarbonyl in the dictionary

  1. dicarbon
  2. dicarbonate
  3. dicarbonates
  4. dicarbonic
  5. dicarbons
  6. dicarbonyl
  7. dicarbonylation
  8. dicarbonylations
  9. dicarbonyls
  10. dicarboxaldehyde
  11. dicarboxaldehydes

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