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keto acid
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keto acid /ke·to ac·id/ (ke´to) a carboxylic acid containing a carbonyl group.
ke·to acid (kt)
n.
A compound containing a ketone and a carboxyl group.
carboxylic acid [kahr-bok-sil´ik]
an organic compound containing the carboxy group (-COOH), which is weakly ionized in solution forming a carboxylate ion (-COO−).
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