noun
- a chemical compound containing both a ketone group and an alcohol group
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The ketol intermediate was isolated during the organic synthesis reaction.
- Researchers studied the ketol’s unique properties in the laboratory.
- The formation of a ketol occurs when certain aldehydes react with alcohols.
- This ketol compound exhibits both ketone and alcohol characteristics.
- The chemist identified the ketol structure using spectroscopic analysis.