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nounany of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicalstype of:
Definition that contains ketone
- acetone the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
- flavin a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
- acetonemia an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
- dimethyl ketone the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
- hemiacetal an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- ketone group a group having the characteristic properties of ketones
- ketose any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
- acetone body a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders
- acetonuria excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
- ketoacidosis acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus