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ethenone

ethenone noun: the simplest ketene, of formula CH₂=C=O.

Noun

ethenone (uncountable)

  1. The simplest ketene, of formula CH₂=C=O

Questions about ethenone

What does ethenone mean?
Ethenone means the simplest ketene, of formula CH₂=C=O.
What part of speech is ethenone?
Ethenone is a noun.

Words near ethenone in the dictionary

  1. ethenoadenine
  2. ethenol
  3. ethenols
  4. ethenolyses
  5. ethenolysis
  6. ethenone
  7. ethenones
  8. ethenyl
  9. ethenylbenzene
  10. ethenzamide
  11. etheostomatine

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