Defn: To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.]
To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. Spenser.
KETCHUP
Ketch"up, n.
Defn: A sauce. See Catchup.
KETINE
Ke"tine, n. Etym: [See Ketone.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.
KETMIE
Ket`mie", n. (Bot.)
Defn: The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage. [Written also ketmia.]
KETOL
Ke"tol, n. Etym: [Ketone + indol.] (Chem.)
Defn: One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances, represented by methyl ketol and related to indol. Methyl ketol, a weak organic base, obtained as a white crystalline substance having the odor of fæces.
KETONE
Ke"tone, n. Etym: [Cf. Acetone.] (Chem.)