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keto

/ˈkitoʊ/ US
/ˈkiːtəʊ/ UK

Sounds like Quito · Rhymes with -iːtəʊ

noun ketos

The carbonyl group of a ketone.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of keto diet, abbreviation of ketogenic diet.

adjective

abbreviation, clipping, informal, not comparable Clipping of ketogenic a keto diet

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ketone, pgf, pge, ketoaldehyde, ketoester, keto acid, ketoalkene, ketoalcohol, ketoacyl, ketoacid, hydroxyketone, diketo acid, ketocarbene, dihydroxyketone, carbonyl, ynone

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@misc{keto_2026,
  title = {keto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}