aceturic,a.Chem.|ˌæsɪˈtjʊərɪk| [f. acet- + uric.] In aceturic acid, CH2{btr1}NH.C2H3O{bbr1}CO2H , a secondary amide, consisting of glycocine with one H atom of the typical ammonia replaced by the radical acetyl; hence also called acetyl-glycocine. 1877Watts Fownes' Chem. II. 383.