succinylacetone en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin sūcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -num Latin sūcinum Latin succinum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English succinic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English succinyl Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English acetone English succinylacetone From succinyl + acetone.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A metabolite that occurs in the blood of people with tyrosinaemia