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methanones

methanones is the plural of methanone.

Meaning of methanone

Noun

methanone (countable and uncountable, plural methanones)

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

Questions about methanones

What is methanones the plural of?
Methanones is the plural of methanone.

Words near methanones in the dictionary

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

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