ketone
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1. any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | organic compound, |
| definition | : | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone, |
| definition | : | the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | butanone, methyl ethyl ketone, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | flavin, |
| definition | : | a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acetone body, ketone body, |
| definition | : | 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) |
| substance meronym | : | nabumetone, relafen, |
| definition | : | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen) (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | clinoril, sulindac, |
| definition | : | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | tolectin, tolmetin sodium, |
| definition | : | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin) (noun.artifact) |
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