ketoester

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noun

Any ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acid

OriginEnglish ester ← German Ester ← Latin aethēr →
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Meanings

nounketoester (plural ketoesters)

plural ketoesters

  1. chemistryAny ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acid

Origin

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. GermanEssig
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  7. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  8. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  9. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  10. Latinaethēr
  11. GermanÄther
  12. GermanEster
  13. Englishester
  14. Englishketoester

From keto- + ester.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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