Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diketone

/daɪˈkiːtəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: dike-tone
IPA: /daɪˈkiːtəʊn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any compound having two neighbouring ketonic carbonyl groups

Etymology

Etymology tree English di- German Ketonbor. English ketone English diketone From di- + ketone.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪˈkiːtəʊn/

Inflected Forms

diketones (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce diketone?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈkiːtəʊn/.
What does diketone mean?: any compound having two neighbouring ketonic carbonyl groups
Where does diketone come from?: Etymology tree English di- German Ketonbor. English ketone English diketone From di- + ketone.

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