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tetrone

tetrone noun: any compound having four ketonic carbonyl groups.

Noun

tetrone (plural tetrones)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any compound having four ketonic carbonyl groups.

Forms of tetrone

pluraltetrones

Origin of tetrone

From tetr- + -one.

Questions about tetrone

What does tetrone mean?
Tetrone means any compound having four ketonic carbonyl groups.
What part of speech is tetrone?
Tetrone is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrone?
The plural of tetrone is tetrones.

Words near tetrone in the dictionary

  1. tetrominoes
  2. tetronal
  3. tetronasin
  4. tetronate
  5. tetronates
  6. tetrone
  7. tetronerythrin
  8. tetrones
  9. tetronic acid
  10. tetronomycin
  11. tetroon

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