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From diazoacetic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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diazoacetate
Today it means: Any salt or ester of diazoacetic acid; the esters react with alkenes to form cyclopropane derivatives Full definition →
Today it means: Any salt or ester of diazoacetic acid; the esters react with alkenes to form cyclopropane derivatives Full definition →
From diazoacetic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.