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ketophosphonate

ketophosphonate noun: any compound, the salt or ester of a ketophosphonic acid, having both ketone and phosphonate groups.

Noun

ketophosphonate (plural ketophosphonates)

  1. Any compound, the salt or ester of a ketophosphonic acid, having both ketone and phosphonate groups.

Forms of ketophosphonate

pluralketophosphonates

Origin of ketophosphonate

From ketophosphonic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about ketophosphonate

What does ketophosphonate mean?
Ketophosphonate means any compound, the salt or ester of a ketophosphonic acid, having both ketone and phosphonate groups.
What part of speech is ketophosphonate?
Ketophosphonate is a noun.
What is the plural of ketophosphonate?
The plural of ketophosphonate is ketophosphonates.

Words near ketophosphonate in the dictionary

  1. ketopantoic acid
  2. ketopentose
  3. ketopentoses
  4. ketophenol
  5. ketophenylbutazone
  6. ketophosphonate
  7. ketophosphonates
  8. ketopimelate
  9. ketopimelates
  10. ketoprofen
  11. ketoprofene

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