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ketoacyl

ketoacyl noun: an acyl group derived from a keto acid.

Noun

ketoacyl (uncountable)

  1. An acyl group derived from a keto acid

Origin of ketoacyl

From keto- + acyl.

Questions about ketoacyl

What does ketoacyl mean?
Ketoacyl means an acyl group derived from a keto acid.
What part of speech is ketoacyl?
Ketoacyl is a noun.

Words near ketoacyl in the dictionary

  1. ketoacidoses
  2. ketoacidosis
  3. ketoacids
  4. ketoaciduria
  5. ketoacidurias
  6. ketoacyl
  7. ketoacylsynthase
  8. ketoacylsynthases
  9. ketoadaptation
  10. ketoadipate
  11. ketoadipates

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