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acetoacetic acid
[ uh-see-toh-uh-see-tik, -uh-set-ik, as-i-toh- ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a colorless, oily liquid, C 4 H 6 O 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used in synthetic organic chemistry.
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