hydroxyketone
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[edit]Noun
[edit]hydroxyketone (plural hydroxyketones)
- (organic chemistry) Any hydroxy derivative of a ketone; a ketone with hydroxy group bonded to it.
Hyponyms
[edit](hydroxyketone): α-hydroxy ketone (acyloin), β-hydroxy ketone