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ketoester

ketoester noun: any ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acid.

Noun

ketoester (plural ketoesters)

  1. Any ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acid

Forms of ketoester

pluralketoesters

Origin of ketoester

From keto- + ester.

Questions about ketoester

What does ketoester mean?
Ketoester means any ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acid.
What part of speech is ketoester?
Ketoester is a noun.
What is the plural of ketoester?
The plural of ketoester is ketoesters.

Words near ketoester in the dictionary

  1. ketodiets
  2. ketodiol
  3. ketodiols
  4. ketoenamine
  5. ketoenamines
  6. ketoester
  7. ketoesters
  8. ketofuranose
  9. ketofuranoses
  10. ketogenesic
  11. ketogenesis

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