succinylacetone

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noun

A metabolite that occurs in the blood of people with tyrosinaemia

OriginEnglish acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum →
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Meanings

nounsuccinylacetone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA metabolite that occurs in the blood of people with tyrosinaemia

Origin

  1. Latinsūcus
  2. Latinsūcinum
  3. Latinsuccinum
  4. Englishsuccinic
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishsuccinyl
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*akēō
  11. Latinaceō
  12. Latinacēscō
  13. Latinacētum
  14. Englishaceto-
  15. Englishacet-
  16. GermanKeton
  17. Englishketone
  18. Englishacetone
  19. Englishsuccinylacetone

From succinyl + acetone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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