acetoacetic acid

English

Noun

acetoacetic acid (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• acetoacetate

Translations

organic compound

• Finnish: asetoetikkahappo, asetetikkahappo
• French: acide acétylacétique m
• German: Acetessigsäure (de) f
• Hungarian: acetecetsav
• Italian: acido acetoacetico m
• Polish: kwas acetylooctowy m
• Portuguese: ácido acetoacético m
• Spanish: ácido acetoacético m