English Explanatory Dictionary

ketoalcohol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any alcohol that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group

Word forms

ketoalcohol ketoalcohols

Etymology

Etymology tree German Ketonbor. English ketone English keto- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English ketoalcohol From keto- + alcohol.

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