Meanings
noundicarbonyl (countable and uncountable, plural dicarbonyls)
plural dicarbonyls
- countablechemistryAny metal carbonyl containing two carbonyl groups per molecule
- especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo carbonyl groups in a molecule
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbon
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishcarbonyl
- Englishdicarbonyl
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Cite this entry
APA
dicarbonyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicarbonyl
MLA
“dicarbonyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicarbonyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dicarbonyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicarbonyl.
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