diketone

[ dahy-kee-tohn ]
/ daɪˈki toʊn /

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing two C=O groups, as CH3COCOCH3.

Origin of diketone

First recorded in 1895–1900; di-1 + ketone

Medical definitions for diketone

diketone
[ dī-kētōn′ ]

n.

A compound containing two carbonyl groups.