Dicarbonyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any metal carbonyl containing two carbonyl groups per molecule countable
  2. 2
    Two carbonyl groups in a molecule especially, in-compounds, uncountable

Etymology

From di- + carbonyl.

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metal carbonyl

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