Words starting with keto
4 letter words starting with keto
5 letter words starting with keto
6 letter words starting with keto
- ketone — any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
- ketose — a monosaccharide that contains a ketone group.
- ketone body — any of three compounds, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, or acetone, that are intermediate in the metabolism of fatty acids and that are found in abnormal quantities in the blood and urine during certain pathological conditions, as diabetes mellitus.
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
7 letter words starting with keto
- ketones — Plural form of ketone.
- ketonic — any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
- ketoses — the accumulation of excessive ketones in the body, as in diabetic acidosis.
- ketosis — the accumulation of excessive ketones in the body, as in diabetic acidosis.
- ketotic — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with ketosis.
8 letter words starting with keto
- ketoxime — (organic chemistry) Any oxime derived from an ketone; general formula R2C=NOH.
9 letter words starting with keto
- ketogenic — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- ketolysis — the breaking down of ketones.
- ketolytic — the breaking down of ketones.
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
10 letter words starting with keto
- ketohexose — any of a class of sugars composed of six carbon atoms and a ketone group, as fructose.
- ketonaemia — an excess of ketone bodies in the blood
- ketoprofen — A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.
- ketotriose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having three carbon atoms; in reality, only dihydroxyacetone.
11 letter words starting with keto
- ketogenesis — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
- ketosteroid — any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group.
- ketotetrose — (carbohydrate) Any ketose having four carbon atoms.
12 letter words starting with keto
- ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
- ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
- ketoconazole — a synthetic substance, C 26 H 28 Cl 2 N 4 O 4 , used to treat a variety of fungal infections.
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