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aminoketone

aminoketone noun: any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.

Noun

aminoketone (plural aminoketones)

  1. Any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
    • The drug bupropion is an aminoketone.

Forms of aminoketone

pluralaminoketones

Origin of aminoketone

From amino + ketone.

Questions about aminoketone

What does aminoketone mean?
Aminoketone means any chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an amine.
What part of speech is aminoketone?
Aminoketone is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoketone?
The plural of aminoketone is aminoketones.

Words near aminoketone in the dictionary

  1. aminoisobutanols
  2. aminoisobutyrate
  3. aminoisobutyrates
  4. aminoisobutyric acid
  5. aminoisobutyric acids
  6. aminoketone
  7. aminoketones
  8. aminoketose
  9. aminoketoses
  10. aminol
  11. aminolaevulinate

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