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ketoaldehyde

ketoaldehyde noun: any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group.

Noun

ketoaldehyde (plural ketoaldehydes)

  1. Any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group

Forms of ketoaldehyde

pluralketoaldehydes

Origin of ketoaldehyde

From keto- + aldehyde.

Questions about ketoaldehyde

What does ketoaldehyde mean?
Ketoaldehyde means any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group.
What part of speech is ketoaldehyde?
Ketoaldehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of ketoaldehyde?
The plural of ketoaldehyde is ketoaldehydes.

Words near ketoaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. ketoadipic acid
  2. ketoadipic acids
  3. ketoadipyl
  4. ketoalcohol
  5. ketoalcohols
  6. ketoaldehyde
  7. ketoaldehydes
  8. ketoaldonic
  9. ketoaldonic acid
  10. ketoaldonic acids
  11. ketoaldose

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