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\ ˈket \
plural ket
Definition of ket
(Entry 1 of 4)
ket
noun (2)\ " \
plural ket
Definition of ket (Entry 2 of 4)
Scottish
: a fleece of wool
Ket
noun (3)\ " \
plural Ket or Kets
Definition of Ket (Entry 3 of 4)
1a : a people of the middle Yenisei region of Siberia
b : a member of such people
2 : the Yeniseian language of the Ket people
ket-
combining formvariants:
or keto-
Definition of ket- (Entry 4 of 4)
1 usually keto-
a : containing the ketone group
keto hexose —in names of clases of compounds — compare ald-
b : containing a ketone group regarded as formed by replacement of two hydrogen atoms in a methylene group by oxygen
—in names of specific organic compoundsketopropionic acid — compare ox-
c usually italic : containing an unmodified ketone group
—in names of open-chain ketonic forms of specific sugarsketo-d-fructose — compare aldehydo- sense 1
2 : related to a ketone
ketoxime — compare ald-
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