keto

[ kee-toh ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. of or derived from a ketone.

Origin of keto

1
First recorded in 1910–15; independent use of keto-

Other definitions for keto- (2 of 2)

keto-

  1. a combining form representing ketone in compound words: ketolysis.

  • Also especially before a vowel, ket-.

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British Dictionary definitions for keto-

keto-

combining form
  1. indicating that a chemical compound is a ketone or is derived from a ketone: ketose; ketoxime

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