A chemical species or compound containing an acetate group with a negative charge, relevant in electrochemistry and ion chemistry.
From acetic acid + -anion (negative ion). This term describes the ionic form of acetic acid derivatives in solution.
Acetanion is what happens when acetic acid loses a proton—it becomes negatively charged and behaves completely differently chemically, which is why pH matters so much in biology.
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