Term Name: | hydroxyacetone |
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Synonyms: | 1-hydroxy-2-propanone, 1-hydroxypropan-2-one, 2-Ketopropyl alcohol, Acetol, Acetone alcohol, Hydroxyacetone, Methylketol, Pyruvic alcohol, Pyruvinalcohol |
Definition: | A propanone that is acetone in which one of the methyl hydrogens is replaced by a hydroxy group. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:27957] ( EBI ) |