ketocarboxylic acid
ketocarboxylic acid · ketocarboxylic acids
Any carboxylic acid having a ketonic carbonyl group, but especially any…Any carboxylic acid having a ketonic carbonyl group, but especially any α-ketocarboxylic acid having the carbonyl group adjacent to the carboxylic acid group
Meaning
1 sensesAny carboxylic acid having a ketonic carbonyl group, but especially any α-ketocarboxylic acid having the carbonyl group adjacent to the carboxylic acid group
Origin
From keto- + carboxylic acid.From keto- + carboxylic acid.
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Forms
plural: ketocarboxylic acids| Singular | ketocarboxylic acid |
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See also
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