diacetic acid
1diacetic acid — di·ace·tic acid .dī ə .sēt ik n ACETOACETIC ACID * * * di·a·ce·tic ac·id (di″ə seґtik) acetoacetic acid …
2diacetic acid — |dī+ noun Etymology: di + acetic : acetoacetic acid * * * /duy euh see tik, set ik, duy /, Chem. See acetoacetic acid. [1880 85; DI 1 + ACETIC ACID] …
3diacetic acid — /duy euh see tik, set ik, duy /, Chem. See acetoacetic acid. [1880 85; DI 1 + ACETIC ACID] * * * …
4Acetoacetic acid — Acetoacetic acid …
5acetoacetic acid — One of the ketone bodies, formed in excess and appearing in the urine in starvation or diabetes. * * * ace·to·ace·tic acid .as ə (.)tō ə .sēt ik , ə .sēt ō n an unstable acid C4H6O3 that is one of the ketone bodies found in abnormal amounts in… …
6ac|e|to|a|ce|tic acid — «AS uh toh uh SEE tihk, uh SEE toh ; SEHT ihk», = diacetic acid. (Cf. ↑diacetic acid) …
7acetoacetic acid — noun unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation) • Hypernyms: ↑ketone body, ↑acetone body * * * /euh see toh euh see tik, euh set ik, as i toh /, Chem. a …
8acetoacetic acid — /euh see toh euh see tik, euh set ik, as i toh /, Chem. a colorless, oily liquid, C4H6O3, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used in synthetic organic chemistry. Also called diacetic acid. [1895 1900; ACETO + ACETIC] * * * …
9diacetemia — A form of acidosis resulting from the presence of acetoacetic (diacetic) acid in the blood. * * * di·ac·e·te·mia (di asґə teґme ə) the presence of acetoacetic acid (diacetic acid) in the blood …
10diaceturia — The urinary excretion of acetoacetic (diacetic) acid. SYN: diacetonuria. * * * di·ac·et·uria (di as″ə tuґre ə) ketonuria involving the excretion of acetoacetic acid (diacetic acid) in the urine …
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