acetoacetate

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noun

Any salt or ester of acetoacetic acid

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Meanings

nounacetoacetate (plural acetoacetates)

plural acetoacetates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of acetoacetic acid

Origin

Translations

Malay asetoasetat
  • asetoasetatany salt or ester of acetoacetic acid
Portuguese acetoacetato
  • acetoacetatoany salt or ester of acetoacetic acid
Swedish acetoacetat
  • acetoacetatany salt or ester of acetoacetic acid
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APA

acetoacetate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetoacetate

MLA

“acetoacetate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetoacetate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetoacetate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetoacetate.

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