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ketol

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkiː.tɒl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkiː.təʊl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈki.tɑl/
  • General-American: /ˈki.toʊl/
  • rhymes with -iːtəʊl
  • rhymes with -iːtɒl

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noun

Meaning 1

A hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 1962, James A. Moore, Erich Heftmann, Chapter 2: Chemistry of the adrenocortical steroids, Helen Wendler Deane, The Adrenocortical Hormones, Part 1, Springer-Verlag, page 221, The 21-hydroxyl group in the α-ketol side chain is very easily esterified, and in many of the synthetic routes leading to these side chains the ketol acetate is still formed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of ketone + indol.