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dicarbonylation

dicarbonylation noun: any reaction that introduces two carbonyls group into a compound.

Noun

dicarbonylation (usually uncountable, plural dicarbonylations)

  1. (usually) Any reaction that introduces two carbonyls group into a compound.

Forms of dicarbonylation

pluraldicarbonylations

Origin of dicarbonylation

From di- + carbonylation.

Questions about dicarbonylation

What does dicarbonylation mean?
Dicarbonylation means any reaction that introduces two carbonyls group into a compound.
What part of speech is dicarbonylation?
Dicarbonylation is a noun.
What is the plural of dicarbonylation?
The plural of dicarbonylation is dicarbonylations.

Words near dicarbonylation in the dictionary

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

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