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ke•to  (kē′tō),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistryof or derived from a ketone.
  • independent use of keto- 1910–15

keto-, 
  1. Chemistrya combining form representing ketone in compound words:ketolysis.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] ket-. 
'keto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ket - alpha-ketoglutaric acid - ketoconazole - ketogenesis - ketohexose - ketolysis - ketosteroid - transaminase

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