acetone body
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1. 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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | ketone, |
| definition | : | any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acetoacetic acid, |
| definition | : | unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | beta-hydroxybutyric acid, |
| definition | : | beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (noun.substance) |
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