Word.ws English Dictionary

keto-

/ˈkiːtoʊ-/

keto- prefix: derived from, substituted with, or involving a ketone.

Prefix

keto-

  1. Derived from, substituted with, or involving a ketone.

keto- meaning in Tamil

keto- in Tamil

கீற்றோ

Origin of keto-

A reduction of the word ketone.

Words that rhyme with keto-

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about keto-

What does keto- mean?
Keto- means derived from, substituted with, or involving a ketone.
What is keto- in Tamil?
Keto- in Tamil is கீற்றோ. See Keto- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is keto-?
Keto- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce keto-?
Keto- is pronounced /ˈkiːtoʊ-/.

Words near keto- in the dictionary

  1. keto acid
  2. keto acids
  3. keto diet
  4. keto diets
  5. keto flu
  6. keto-
  7. keto-mycolic acid
  8. keto-mycolic acids
  9. ketoacetamide
  10. ketoacetamides
  11. ketoacid

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: keto- (page history and authors); keto- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-keto-.wav.

Cite this entry: “keto-.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/keto-. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.