glyceroketone

G2L1Y4C3E1R1O1K5E1T1O1N1E1

noun

dihydroxyacetone

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounglyceroketone (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistrydihydroxyacetone

Origin

  1. Englishglycero-
  2. GermanKeton
  3. Englishketone
  4. Englishglyceroketone

From glycero- + ketone.

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APA

glyceroketone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyceroketone

MLA

“glyceroketone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyceroketone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glyceroketone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyceroketone.

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