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acetacetic acid

acetacetic acid is the alternative form of acetoacetic acid.

Meaning of acetoacetic acid

Noun

acetoacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. The ketonic carboxylic acid CH₃-CO-CH₂-COOH, that is present in the urine of people suffering from starvation or some forms of diabetes.

Questions about acetacetic acid

What is acetacetic acid the alternative form of?
Acetacetic acid is the alternative form of acetoacetic acid.

Words near acetacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. acetabuloplasty
  2. acetabulous
  3. acetabulum
  4. acetabulums
  5. acetacetic
  6. acetacetic acid
  7. acetachlor
  8. acetal
  9. acetaldehydase
  10. acetaldehydases
  11. acetaldehyde

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