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ketoglutaric acid

ketoglutaric acid noun: either of two ketone derivatives of glutaric acid, α-ketoglutaric acid and β-ketoglutaric acid (the latter varying only by the position of the ketone functional group).

Noun

ketoglutaric acid (plural ketoglutaric acids)

  1. Either of two ketone derivatives of glutaric acid, α-ketoglutaric acid and β-ketoglutaric acid (the latter varying only by the position of the ketone functional group).

Forms of ketoglutaric acid

pluralketoglutaric acids

Origin of ketoglutaric acid

From keto- + glutaric acid.

Questions about ketoglutaric acid

What does ketoglutaric acid mean?
Ketoglutaric acid means either of two ketone derivatives of glutaric acid, α-ketoglutaric acid and β-ketoglutaric acid (the latter varying only by the position of the ketone functional group).
What part of speech is ketoglutaric acid?
Ketoglutaric acid is a noun.
What is the plural of ketoglutaric acid?
The plural of ketoglutaric acid is ketoglutaric acids.

Words near ketoglutaric acid in the dictionary

  1. ketogluconate
  2. ketogluconates
  3. ketoglutarate
  4. ketoglutarates
  5. ketoglutaric
  6. ketoglutaric acid
  7. ketoglutaric acids
  8. ketogluterate
  9. ketoheptose
  10. ketoheptoses
  11. ketohexokinase

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