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ketoacid

ketoacid is the alternative spelling of keto acid.

Meaning of keto acid

Noun

keto acid (plural keto acids)

  1. Any carboxylic acid that also contains a ketone (carbonyl) group

Forms of ketoacid

pluralketoacids

Origin of ketoacid

From keto- + acid.

Words formed from ketoacid

Words that rhyme with ketoacid

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Questions about ketoacid

What is ketoacid the alternative spelling of?
Ketoacid is the alternative spelling of keto acid.

Words near ketoacid in the dictionary

  1. keto-
  2. keto-mycolic acid
  3. keto-mycolic acids
  4. ketoacetamide
  5. ketoacetamides
  6. ketoacid
  7. ketoacidemia
  8. ketoacidoses
  9. ketoacidosis
  10. ketoacids
  11. ketoaciduria

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