aceturic acid
noun
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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Origin and Etymology of aceturic acid
International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + -uric
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