acetone

acetone /ac·e·tone/ (as´e-ton) a flammable, colorless, volatile liquid with a characteristic odor, which is a solvent and antiseptic and is one of the ketone bodies produced in ketoacidosis.

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ac·e·tone (s-tn)

n.

1. A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone widely used as an organic solvent.

2. An organic compound produced in excessive amounts in diabetic acidosis.

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acetone (as´tōn),

n Dimethylketone; 1. an organic solvent.
2. in the body, a chemical that is formed when the body uses fat instead of glucose for energy. The formation of acetone means that cells lack insulin or cannot effectively use available insulin to burn glucose for energy. It passes through the body into the urine as ketone bodies.
3. the simplest ketone. It is normally present in urine in small amounts but can increase in those who have diabetes mellitus. Results in having “fruity” acetone breath.

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acetone

a compound, CH₃COCH₃, with solvent properties and characteristic odor, obtained by fermentation or produced synthetically; it is a by-product of acetoacetic acid. Acetone is one of the ketone bodies produced in abnormal amounts in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, metabolic acidosis, pregnancy toxemia and acetonemia of ruminants.

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acetone bodies

acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-oxybutyric acid, being intermediates in fat metabolism. Called also ketone bodies.

acetone poisoning

in companion animals causes narcosis, gastritis and renal and hepatic damage.