Medical Dictionary

dehydroacetic acid

noun de·hy·dro·ace·tic acid \(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ə-ˌsēt-ik-\

Medical Definition of DEHYDROACETIC ACID

:  a crystalline acid C8H8O4 related to pyrone and used as a fungicide, bactericide, and plasticizer

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