"acetolactic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acetolactic acids [plural]
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  1. (organic chemistry) The acetylated derivative of lactic acid 2-acetoxy-propanoic acid Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: acetolactate

Inflected forms

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