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hydroxyketone

hydroxyketone noun: any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.

Noun

hydroxyketone (plural hydroxyketones)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.

Forms of hydroxyketone

pluralhydroxyketones
alternative formhydroxy ketone

Questions about hydroxyketone

What does hydroxyketone mean?
Hydroxyketone means any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
What part of speech is hydroxyketone?
Hydroxyketone is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyketone?
The plural of hydroxyketone is hydroxyketones.

Words near hydroxyketone in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyitraconazole
  2. hydroxyjavanicin
  3. hydroxyjuglone
  4. hydroxykaurane
  5. hydroxykenomicrolite
  6. hydroxyketone
  7. hydroxyketones
  8. hydroxykynurenine
  9. hydroxykynurenines
  10. hydroxyl
  11. hydroxylactone

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