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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
- 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
- butanone 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
- hemiacetal an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones
- ketohexose a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms and a ketone group
- ketonemia an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
- ketonuria excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
- ketose any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
- ketosis an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus