ketocarboxylic acid

English

Etymology

From keto- +‎ carboxylic acid.

Noun

ketocarboxylic acid (plural ketocarboxylic acids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any carboxylic acid having a ketonic carbonyl group, but especially any α-ketocarboxylic acid having the carbonyl group adjacent to the carboxylic acid group
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