ketoglutarate

K5E1T1O1G2L1U1T1A1R1A1T1E1

noun

Any salt or ester of a ketoglutaric acid

OriginEnglish glutarate ← German Keton →
UncommonScrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounketoglutarate (plural ketoglutarates)

plural ketoglutarates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of a ketoglutaric acid

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oxoglutarate

Origin

  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Englishglutarate
  5. Englishketoglutarate

From keto- + glutarate.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: ketoglutarate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.