SINCE 1828
dimedon
noun
di·me·don
| \ˈdīməˌdän\
variants:
or dimedone \-ˌdōn
\
plural -s
Definition of dimedon
: a crystalline diketone C8H12O2 made by reaction of mesityl oxide and ethyl malonate and used in the analysis of aldehydes with which it forms insoluble derivatives; 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexane-dione
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