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deketo

deketo noun: a chemical compound derived by removing a keto group.

Noun

deketo (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) A chemical compound derived by removing a keto group.

Origin of deketo

From de- + keto.

Questions about deketo

What does deketo mean?
Deketo means a chemical compound derived by removing a keto group.
What part of speech is deketo?
Deketo is a noun.

Words near deketo in the dictionary

  1. dekeks
  2. Dekemhare
  3. dekeract
  4. dekeracts
  5. dekes
  6. deketo
  7. Dekhan
  8. Dekiling
  9. deking
  10. dekink
  11. dekinked

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