Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acetoacetic_acid

1 sense of acetoacetic acid

Sense 1
acetoacetic acid -- (unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation))
       => ketone body, acetone body -- (a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders)