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- noun countable, inorganic chemistry Any
metal carbonyl containing twocarbonyl groups per molecule - noun uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination Two carbonyl groups in a molecule
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Examples
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Ah, but the next in line is a dicarbonyl with two methyl substituants: CH3(C=O)(C=O)CH3.
Hot Buttered James Killus 2008
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There results, therefore, a dicarbonyl derivative ( 'osone'), which reacts directly with 2 mol. phenyl hydrazine in the cold to form an osazone.
Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 C. F. Cross
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