(biochemistry) Any monosaccharide which contains both an aldehyde and a ketone functional group in equilibrium with one or more hemiacetal forms.

(biochemistry) any monosaccharide, having both a keto group and a carboxylic acid group, that is in equilibrium with a hemiacetal structure

plural of ketoaldose

(pharmacology) A particular narcotic painkiller.

Of or pertaining to the ketoaldonic acids

plural of ketoacidosis

(organic chemistry) Any carboxylic acid having a ketonic carbonyl group, but especially any α-ketocarboxylic acid having the carbonyl group adjacent to the carboxylic acid group

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a ketocarboxylic acid

Alternative spelling of keto acid

(organic chemistry) The amide of a ketoacid