acetonic acid
Chemistry
noun
A crystalline acid used in organic synthesis.
- Systematic name: 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid, (CH3)2C(OH)COOH. Also called 1-hydroxyisobutyric acid..
Origin
Mid 19th century.
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- mono-
- monoacetin
- monoacid
- monoacidic
- monoalphabetic
- monoamine
- monoamine oxidase
- monoamine oxidase inhibitor
- monoaminergic
- monoamniotic
- monoanaesthesia
- monoanesthesia
- monoanion
- monoanionic
- monoanthropism
- monoao
- monoarthritic
- monoarthritis
- monoarticular
- monoaxial
- monoaxially
- monobactam
- monobasic
- monobath