Definition that contains keto
- 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
- diabetic acidosis acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
- 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
- methyl ethyl ketone colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss and episodic ketoacidosis; diet and insulin injections are required to control the disease
- 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