Keto

Morpheme

Keto

Type

bound base

Denotation

ketone

Etymology

from ket(e) + -o-; German Keton; French acétone; Latin acētum

Evidence

ketoadaptation, ketoisocaproate, ketoisovalerate, ketoreductase, ketoreduction

Notes

modern base before prefixes and connecting vowels

See Also

Ket(e) [Kete, Ket], -o-