Acetoacetate
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A salt of acetoacetic acid.
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noun.
Any
salt
or
ester
of
acetoacetic acid
Word Usage
"In place of glucose, the liver uses fat molecules to make acetoacetate and hydroxybutyrate, two compounds known as ketones."
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