dimedon

noun

di·​me·​don

ˈdīməˌdän

variants or dimedone

-ˌdōn

plural -s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dime- (from dimethyl) + d- (from dihydr-) + -one

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