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methanone

methanone noun: formaldehyde considered as the simplest ketone - R₂C=O.

Noun

methanone (countable and uncountable, plural methanones)

  1. (in-compounds) formaldehyde considered as the simplest ketone - R₂C=O

Forms of methanone

pluralmethanones

Origin of methanone

From methane + -one.

Questions about methanone

What does methanone mean?
Methanone means formaldehyde considered as the simplest ketone - R₂C=O.
What part of speech is methanone?
Methanone is a noun.
What is the plural of methanone?
The plural of methanone is methanones.

Words near methanone in the dictionary

  1. methanolysed
  2. methanolysis
  3. methanolysized
  4. methanometer
  5. methanometers
  6. methanone
  7. methanones
  8. methanophenazine
  9. methanopterin
  10. methanosphere
  11. methanospheres

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