diaceticadj.
/dʌɪəˈsiːtɪk/ diacetic acid n. = acetoacetic acid n. at acetoacetic adj. 2.
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1882 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 6 May 665/2 As the ferric chloride reaction points to the presence of a compound allied to ethyl-aceto-acetate,..he [sc. A. Deichmüller] concludes that the compound is free diacetic acid.
1908 Practitioner Feb. 197 Urine did not contain acetone nor diacetic acid.
1953 E. P. Joslin Diabetic Man. (ed. 9) xxxii. 285 The simplest method for the detection of acidosis by urinary examination is Gerhardt's ferric chloride reaction for diacetic acid.
Derivatives
diaceˈturia n. the presence of this acid in the urine.
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1885 Med. News 3 Oct. 367/2 Diabetic patients suffering from diaceturia are liable..to develop coma and die.
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