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diacetyl

[ dahy-uh-seet-l, -set-l, dahy-as-i-tl ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈsit l, -ˈsɛt l, daɪˈæs ɪ tl /

noun Chemistry.

biacetyl.

Origin of diacetyl

First recorded in 1870–75; di-¹ + acetyl

Words nearby diacetyl

diabolo, diacaustic, diacetate, diacetic acid, diacetone alcohol, diacetyl, diacetylmorphine, diachronic, diachronic linguistics, diachronism, diachrony

Example sentences from the Web for diacetyl

The diacetyl and dibenzylidene compounds were also prepared from these diamino derivatives.

Synthesis of 2-methyl-4-selenoquinazolone, 2-phenylbenzoselenazole, and its derivatives |Y-Gwan Chen