English Explanatory Dictionary

dioxolanone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any cyclic ketone derived from dioxolane, but especially the cyclic carbonates in which the carbonyl group is attached to both oxygen atoms

Word forms

dioxolanone dioxolanones

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English oxolane English dioxolane German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English dioxolanone From dioxolane + -one.

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