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kethoxal

kethoxal noun: 3-ethoxy-1,1-dihydroxy-2-butanone, an organic compound with antiviral properties.

Noun

kethoxal (uncountable)

  1. 3-ethoxy-1,1-dihydroxy-2-butanone, an organic compound with antiviral properties.

Questions about kethoxal

What does kethoxal mean?
Kethoxal means 3-ethoxy-1,1-dihydroxy-2-butanone, an organic compound with antiviral properties.
What part of speech is kethoxal?
Kethoxal is a noun.

Words near kethoxal in the dictionary

  1. kethibh
  2. kethibhs
  3. kethibs
  4. kethiv
  5. kethivs
  6. kethoxal
  7. ketib
  8. ketibs
  9. ketide
  10. ketides
  11. ketidic

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