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heteroketone

heteroketone noun: an analogue of a ketone R-C(R')=X where X is any atom other than oxygen.

Noun

heteroketone (plural heteroketones)

  1. An analogue of a ketone R-C(R')=X where X is any atom other than oxygen

Forms of heteroketone

pluralheteroketones

Origin of heteroketone

From hetero- + ketone.

Questions about heteroketone

What does heteroketone mean?
Heteroketone means an analogue of a ketone R-C(R')=X where X is any atom other than oxygen.
What part of speech is heteroketone?
Heteroketone is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroketone?
The plural of heteroketone is heteroketones.

Words near heteroketone in the dictionary

  1. heterokaryosis
  2. heterokaryotic
  3. heterokaryotype
  4. heterokaryotypes
  5. heterokaryotypic
  6. heteroketone
  7. heteroketones
  8. heterokont
  9. heterokontan
  10. heterokontophyte
  11. heterokontophytes

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