ketophosphonate

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noun

Any compound, the salt or ester of a ketophosphonic acid, having both ketone and phosphonate groups.

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Meanings

nounketophosphonate (plural ketophosphonates)

plural ketophosphonates

  1. chemistryAny compound, the salt or ester of a ketophosphonic acid, having both ketone and phosphonate groups.

Origin

From ketophosphonic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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

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

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

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