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keto acid

Syllabification: (ke·to ac·id)
Pronunciation: /ˈkētō/

Definition of keto acid

noun

Chemistry
  • a compound whose molecule contains both a carboxyl group (COOH) and a ketone group (CO).

keto acid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of keto acid in the British & World English dictionary