Etymology

ketoalcohol

K5E1T1O1A1L1C3O1H4O1L1

Today it means: Any alcohol that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group Full definition →

English alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. English todayketoalcohol

From keto- + alcohol.

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