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triketone

triketone noun: any ketone having three carbonyl groups.

Noun

triketone (plural triketones)

  1. Any ketone having three carbonyl groups

Forms of triketone

pluraltriketones

Origin of triketone

From tri- + ketone.

Questions about triketone

What does triketone mean?
Triketone means any ketone having three carbonyl groups.
What part of speech is triketone?
Triketone is a noun.
What is the plural of triketone?
The plural of triketone is triketones.

Words near triketone in the dictionary

  1. trikerion
  2. trikers
  3. trikes
  4. triketide
  5. triketides
  6. triketone
  7. triketones
  8. triking
  9. trikini
  10. trikinis
  11. trikir

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