An older or variant name for dimedone; a chemical compound used in organic synthesis and laboratory research.
From 'di-' (two) + 'methylene' + 'one' (ketone), or from Greek roots describing its molecular structure. Also spelled 'dimedone,' from early-to-mid 20th century chemistry.
Dimedon and dimedone are basically the same chemical—scientists renamed it for clarity, but the old name stuck around in some textbooks like a ghost!
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