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hydroxyketone

American

[hahy-drok-si-kee-tohn] / haɪˌdrɒk sɪˈki toʊn /

noun

a ketone containing a hydroxyl group.

Etymology

Origin of hydroxyketone

hydroxy- + ketone

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