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pentanedione

pentanedione noun: either of two isomeric aliphatic diketones (2,3-pentanedione, 2,4-pentanedione) derived from pentane.

Noun

pentanedione (plural pentanediones)

  1. Either of two isomeric aliphatic diketones (2,3-pentanedione, 2,4-pentanedione) derived from pentane

Forms of pentanedione

pluralpentanediones

Questions about pentanedione

What does pentanedione mean?
Pentanedione means either of two isomeric aliphatic diketones (2,3-pentanedione, 2,4-pentanedione) derived from pentane.
What part of speech is pentanedione?
Pentanedione is a noun.
What is the plural of pentanedione?
The plural of pentanedione is pentanediones.

Words near pentanedione in the dictionary

  1. pentandrian
  2. pentandrous
  3. pentane
  4. pentanediol
  5. pentanediols
  6. pentanedione
  7. pentanediones
  8. pentanedithiol
  9. pentanedithiols
  10. pentanes
  11. pentaneural

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