Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ketoester

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ke-toester
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English ketoester From keto- + ester.

Inflected Forms

ketoesters (plural)

Questions

What does ketoester mean?: Any ester that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group, especially an ester of a keto acid
Where does ketoester come from?: Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- German Essig Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther blend? German Esterbor. English ester English ketoester From keto- + ester.

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