diketone

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UK/daɪˈkiːtəʊn/

noun

any compound having two neighbouring ketonic carbonyl groups

OriginEnglish ketone ← German Keton ← Latin di- →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noundiketone (plural diketones)

plural diketones

  1. chemistryany compound having two neighbouring ketonic carbonyl groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. Englishdiketone

From di- + ketone.

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APA

diketone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diketone

MLA

“diketone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diketone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diketone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diketone.

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