ketonize

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verb

To tautomerize from an enol to a ketone

Scrabble 21

Meanings

verbketonize (third-person singular simple present ketonizes, present participle ketonizing, simple past and past participle ketonized)

present singular third person ketonizes · participle present ketonizing · participle past ketonized · past ketonized

  1. chemistryTo tautomerize from an enol to a ketone

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ketonize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketonize

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“ketonize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketonize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ketonize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ketonize.

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