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ketocarboxylate

ketocarboxylate noun: any salt or ester of a ketocarboxylic acid.

Noun

ketocarboxylate (plural ketocarboxylates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a ketocarboxylic acid

Forms of ketocarboxylate

pluralketocarboxylates

Origin of ketocarboxylate

From keto- + carboxylate.

Questions about ketocarboxylate

What does ketocarboxylate mean?
Ketocarboxylate means any salt or ester of a ketocarboxylic acid.
What part of speech is ketocarboxylate?
Ketocarboxylate is a noun.
What is the plural of ketocarboxylate?
The plural of ketocarboxylate is ketocarboxylates.

Words near ketocarboxylate in the dictionary

  1. ketocamphor
  2. ketocarbene
  3. ketocarbenes
  4. ketocarbenoid
  5. ketocarbenoids
  6. ketocarboxylate
  7. ketocarboxylates
  8. ketocarboxylic acid
  9. ketocarboxylic acids
  10. ketocarotenoid
  11. ketocarotenoids

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