Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ketogluconate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ke-toglu-conate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of ketogluconic acid.

Example Sentences

"Therefore, the lack of detectable expression suggested that gluconate and ketogluconate could not be formed."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ketogluconates (plural)

Questions

What does ketogluconate mean?: Any salt or ester of ketogluconic acid.
Where does ketogluconate come from?: From ketogluconic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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