acetoacetic acid

ac·e·to·a·ce·tic acid

A0050900 (ăs′ĭ-tō-ə-sē′tĭk, ə-sē′tō-)n. An organic acid, C₄H₆O₃, that is one of the ketone bodies that accumulate in the blood and urine when fat is being metabolized.

a•ce•to•a•ce′tic ac′id

(əˌsi toʊ əˈsi tɪk, -əˈsɛt ɪk, ˌæs ɪ toʊ-)
n. a colorless, oily liquid, C₄H₆O₃, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used in synthetic organic chemistry. [1895–1900]

Thesaurus

Noun

acetoacetic acid - unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)acetone body, ketone body - a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders

Translations

acetoacetic acid

[¦as·ə‚tō‚ə′sēd·ik ′as·əd] (organic chemistry) CH₃COCH₂COOH A colorless liquid miscible with water; derived from β-hydroxybutyric acid in the body.

acetoacetic acid

[ah-se″to-ah-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.