ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene
| \ ˌa-sə-tō-ˈni-lə-ˌdēn, ə-ˌse-tə- \
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Definition of acetonylidene
: the bivalent radical CH3COCH< formed by removal of two hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom of acetone
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The first known use of acetonylidene was in 1919
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