Keto- Definition

kētō, kētə
prefix
Ketone; ketone group.
Ketosis.
American Heritage

(organic chemistry) Derived from, substituted with, or involving a ketone.

Wiktionary
affix
Ketone, of ketones.
Ketogenesis.
Webster's New World
noun

(chemistry) The carbonyl group of a ketone.

Wiktionary
adjective

(informal) Ketogenic.

A keto diet.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Keto-

Noun

Singular:
keto-
Plural:
ketos

Origin of Keto-

  • Reduced from ketone

    From Wiktionary

  • From ketone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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