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aceturic acid

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ac·​e·​tu·​ric acid | \ ¦a-sə-¦tu̇r-ik-, -¦tyu̇r- \

Definition of aceturic acid

: a crystalline acid CH3CONHCH2COOH

— called also acetylglycine

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First Known Use of aceturic acid

1865, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aceturic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + -uric

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The first known use of aceturic acid was in 1865

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“Aceturic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aceturic%20acid. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.

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