# polyketide

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any polymer whose monomer is a ketide.
2. Any of many biochemical intermediates, having such a structure, that have a role in biosynthesis and metabolism.

## Etymology
From poly- + ketide.

## Source
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