acetoin

acetoin
A condensation product of two molecules of acetaldehyde.

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acet·o·in ə-'set-ə-wən n a colorless liquid hydroxy ketone C4H8O2 formed from various carbohydrates by fermentation called also acetylmethylcarbinol

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acet·o·in (ə-setґo-in) a ketone product formed in the fermentation of glucose by certain bacteria, especially species of Enterobacteriaceae, and detected by the Voges-Proskauer test.

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