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diphenylketone

diphenylketone noun: the aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone.

Noun

diphenylketone (countable and uncountable, plural diphenylketones)

  1. The aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone.

Forms of diphenylketone

pluraldiphenylketones

Origin of diphenylketone

From diphenyl + ketone.

Questions about diphenylketone

What does diphenylketone mean?
Diphenylketone means the aromatic ketone diphenylmethanone.
What part of speech is diphenylketone?
Diphenylketone is a noun.
What is the plural of diphenylketone?
The plural of diphenylketone is diphenylketones.

Words near diphenylketone in the dictionary

  1. diphenylhydantoin
  2. diphenylhydantoins
  3. diphenylhydrazine
  4. diphenyliodonium
  5. diphenyliodoniums
  6. diphenylketone
  7. diphenylketones
  8. diphenylmercury
  9. diphenylmethane
  10. diphenylmethanes
  11. diphenylmethanol

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