acetoacetic acid
Chemistry
noun
A weak acid which is an intermediate in the catabolism of fatty acids and amino acids and is one of the ketone bodies produced in greater quantity in conditions of impaired carbohydrate metabolism, such as diabetes mellitus and starvation.
- Acetoacetic acid, a viscous, unstable liquid when pure, is a beta-keto acid, systematic name: 3-oxobutanoic acid; CH3COCH2COOH..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist.
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