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aldoketene

noun
al·do·ke·tene | \ˌal-dō-ˈkē-ˌtēn\
plural -s

Definition of aldoketene 

: any ketene having the general formula RHC:CO

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First Known Use of aldoketene

1908, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aldoketene

ald- + ketene

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