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acetoacetic

acetoacetic adjective: of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

acetoacetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives

Origin of acetoacetic

From aceto- + acetic.

Phrases with acetoacetic

Questions about acetoacetic

What does acetoacetic mean?
Acetoacetic means of or pertaining to acetoacetic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is acetoacetic?
Acetoacetic is an adjective.

Words near acetoacetic in the dictionary

  1. acetoacetanilide
  2. acetoacetase
  3. acetoacetases
  4. acetoacetate
  5. acetoacetates
  6. acetoacetic
  7. acetoacetic acid
  8. acetoacetyl
  9. acetoacetylaminobenzene
  10. acetoacetyls
  11. acetoamide

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