dicarbonyl

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What does dicarbonyl mean?

Any metal carbonyl containing two carbonyl groups per molecule

Where does dicarbonyl come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English carbonyl English dicarbonyl From di- + carbonyl.

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