|kēd.ō+(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷...- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ket- + glutaric
: either of two crystalline keto derivatives of glutaric acid ; especially : the alpha keto isomer HOOCCH 2 CH 2 COCOOH formed in various metabolic processes (as the Krebs cycle and transaminations involving glutamic acid)