Etymology

glyceroketone

G2L1Y4C3E1R1O1K5E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: dihydroxyacetone Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton
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  1. Englishglycero-
  2. GermanKeton
  3. Englishketone
  4. English todayglyceroketone

From glycero- + ketone.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.