ketocarboxylate

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noun

Any salt or ester of a ketocarboxylic acid

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Meanings

nounketocarboxylate (plural ketocarboxylates)

plural ketocarboxylates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of a ketocarboxylic acid

Origin

From keto- + carboxylate.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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