| acetous | 1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. "An acetous spirit." . "A liquid of an acetous kind." 2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation. Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar. Origin: L. Acetum = vinegar, fr. Acere to be sour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| acetoxyacetylaminofluorene | <chemical> N,o-diacetyl-n-fluoren-2-ylhydroxylamine. A fluorene derivative with carcinogenic action. Pharmacological action: carcinogens. Chemical name: Acetamide, N-(acetyloxy)-N-9H-fluoren-2-yl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetrizoate sodium | Salt of 3-acetamido-2,4,6-triiobenzoic acid, a formerly used water-soluble radiographic contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetrizoic acid | <chemical> A water-soluble, iodinated radiographic contrast medium, used as sodium acetrizoate in hysterosalpingography. Pharmacological action: contrast media. Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3-(acetylamino)-2,4,6-triiodo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetum | Synonym: vinegar. Origin: L. Vinum acetum, soured wine, vinegar (05 Mar 2000) |
| aceturate | USAN-approved contraction for N-acetylglycinate, CH3CONHCH2COO-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl | <biochemistry, chemistry> This is the radical of acetic acid, it contains a carbonyl and a methyl group that is single-bonded to the carbon, an oxygen is single-bonded to the carbon, and the carbon has two other bonds to the rest of the molecule. (09 Oct 1997) |
| acetyl chloride | CH3COCl;a colourless liquid used as a reagent; also corrosive, causing severe burns because of hydrolysis to HCl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl CoA carboxylase phosphatase | <enzyme> Phosphatase occurs in complex with the carboxylase Registry number: EC 3.1.3.- Synonym: acc-phosphatase, acetyl coenzyme a carboxylase phosphatase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetyl CoA-(beta-aminoethyl)-L-cysteine omega-N-acetyltransferase | <enzyme> Forms s-(beta-n-acetyl-aminoethyl)-l-cysteine Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: acoac-acetyltransferase, acetyl coenzyme a-(beta-aminoethyl)-l-cysteine omega-n-acetyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetyl CoA-deacetylcephalosporin C acetyltransferase | <enzyme> Product of cefg gene of cephalosporium acremonium; amino acid sequence has been determined Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: acetyl coenzyme a-decatylcephalosporin c acetyltransferase, acetyl CoA-deacetylcephalosporin c o-acetyltransferase, dcpc-atf, deacetylcephalosporin c acetyltransferase, cefg gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetyl methylcarbinol | <chemical> 3-hydroxy-2-butanone. A product of fermentation. It is a component of the butanediol cycle in microorganisms. In mammals it is oxidised to carbon dioxide. Chemical name: 2-Butanone, 3-hydroxy- (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetyl phosphate | CH3CO-OPO32-;a "high energy" phosphate that acts as an acetate donor in the metabolism of various bacteria. Synonym: acetic phosphoric anhydride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl reduction assay | <investigation> A technique for measuring the nitrogen fixation activity in photosynthetic organisms. It uses a flame ionisation detector and a gas chromatography apparatus to determine the reduction of acetylene to ethylene by the enzyme nitrogenase. (06 May 1997) |
| acetyl sulfisoxazole | A derivative of sulfisoxazole with the same actions and uses; an antibacterial sulfa drug. (05 Mar 2000) |