keto
[ kee-toh ]
adjectiveChemistry.
of or derived from a ketone.
Origin of keto
1First recorded in 1910–15; independent use of keto-
Other definitions for keto- (2 of 2)
keto-
a combining form representing ketone in compound words: ketolysis.
- Also especially before a vowel, ket-.
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How to use keto in a sentence
Around the time Elite took over,” she says, “I was put on a so-called keto diet.
Dutch ‘Next Top Model’ Fired for Being Too Fat? | Nadette De Visser | February 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for keto-
keto-
combining form
indicating that a chemical compound is a ketone or is derived from a ketone: ketose; ketoxime
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