ACETOACETIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetoacetic acid mean? 

• ACETOACETIC ACID (noun)
  The noun ACETOACETIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)

  Familiarity information: ACETOACETIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETOACETIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("acetoacetic acid" is a kind of...):

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)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-ketopentanoate and beta-hydroxypentanoate) in a biological specimen.

(Ketone BodyMeasurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-ketopentanoate and beta-hydroxypentanoate) present in a sample.

(Ketone BodyMeasurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the acetoacetic acid in a biological specimen.

(Acetoacetic Acid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of acetoacetic acid present in a sample.

(Acetoacetic Acid Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)