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dihydroxyketone

dihydroxyketone noun: any dihydroxy derivative of a ketone.

Noun

dihydroxyketone (plural dihydroxyketones)

  1. Any dihydroxy derivative of a ketone

Forms of dihydroxyketone

pluraldihydroxyketones

Questions about dihydroxyketone

What does dihydroxyketone mean?
Dihydroxyketone means any dihydroxy derivative of a ketone.
What part of speech is dihydroxyketone?
Dihydroxyketone is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydroxyketone?
The plural of dihydroxyketone is dihydroxyketones.

Words near dihydroxyketone in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxyflavone
  2. dihydroxyflavones
  3. dihydroxyhomotyrosine
  4. dihydroxyindole
  5. dihydroxyindoles
  6. dihydroxyketone
  7. dihydroxyketones
  8. dihydroxyl
  9. dihydroxylate
  10. dihydroxylated
  11. dihydroxylates

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