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ketonic

ketonic adjective: of, relating to, or being a ketone.

Adjective

ketonic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or being a ketone.

Origin of ketonic

From ketone + -ic.

Words formed from ketonic

Questions about ketonic

What does ketonic mean?
Ketonic means of, relating to, or being a ketone.
What part of speech is ketonic?
Ketonic is an adjective.

Words near ketonic in the dictionary

  1. ketone body
  2. ketonemia
  3. ketonemias
  4. ketonemic
  5. ketones
  6. ketonic
  7. ketonimine
  8. ketonimines
  9. ketonitrile
  10. ketonitriles
  11. ketonization

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