acetoacetic acid

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolácido acetoacético

Françaisacide acétylacétique

DeutschAcetessigsäure

3 more languages

Suomiasetetikkahappo asetoetikkahappo

Italianoacido acetoacetico

Portuguêsácido acetoacético

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

acetoacetyl acetoacetylaminobenzene acetoamide acetoarsenite acetobacter acetobromoglucose

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