Acetoacetic acid (also called diacetic acid) is the organic compound with the formula CH3COCH2COOH. It is the simplest beta-keto acid group and like other members of this class is unstable. The methyl and ethyl esters, which are quite stable, are produced on a large scale industrially as precursors to dyes. == Synthesis and properties == In genera...
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CH3COCH2COOH;one of the ketone bodies, formed in excess and appearing in the urine in starvation or diabetes. ... Synonym: diacetic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(ә-se″to-ә-se´tik) one of the ketone bodies formed in the body in metabolism of certain substances, particularly in the liver in the combustion of fats. It is present in the body in increased amounts in abnormal conditions such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and starvation.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: as′e-tō-a-sē′tik as′id Definitions: 1. One of the ketone bodies, formed in excess and appearing in the urine in starvation or diabetes.
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n] - unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine n some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
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noun unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
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a colorless, oily liquid, CHO, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used in synthetic organic chemistry. Also called
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