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ketobutyrate

ketobutyrate noun: a salt or ester of ketobutyric acid.

Noun

ketobutyrate (plural ketobutyrates)

  1. A salt or ester of ketobutyric acid.

Forms of ketobutyrate

pluralketobutyrates

Origin of ketobutyrate

From keto- + butyrate.

Questions about ketobutyrate

What does ketobutyrate mean?
Ketobutyrate means a salt or ester of ketobutyric acid.
What part of speech is ketobutyrate?
Ketobutyrate is a noun.
What is the plural of ketobutyrate?
The plural of ketobutyrate is ketobutyrates.

Words near ketobutyrate in the dictionary

  1. ketobemidone
  2. ketobenzothiazole
  3. ketobenzothiazoles
  4. ketobenzoxazole
  5. ketobenzoxazoles
  6. ketobutyrate
  7. ketobutyrates
  8. ketocaine
  9. ketocamphor
  10. ketocarbene
  11. ketocarbenes

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