ketone

ketone /ke·tone/ (ke´ton) any of a class of organic compounds containing the carbonyl group, CdbondO, whose carbon atom is joined to two other carbon atoms, i.e., with the carbonyl group occurring within the carbon chain.

Ketone.

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ke·tone (ktn)

n.

Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals.

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ketone,

n compound that contains a carbonyl group attached to a carbon in a chain. Used as analgesics, antiinflammatories, expectorants, and stimulants.

Ketones.

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ketone

(kē´tōn),
n an organic chemical compound characterized by having in its structure a carbonyl or keto group attached to two alkyl groups. It is produced by oxidation of secondary alcohols.

ketone body,

n See body, ketone.

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ketone

any compound containing the carbonyl group, CO, and having hydrocarbon groups attached to the carbonyl carbon, i.e. the carbonyl group is within a chain of carbon atoms.

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ketone bodies

the substances acetone, acetoacetic acid and ß-hydroxybutyric acid; except for acetone (which may arise spontaneously from acetoacetic acid), they are normal metabolic products usually derived from excess acetyl CoA from fatty acids within the liver, and are oxidized by the extrahepatic tissues; excessive production leads to urinary excretion of these bodies, as in diabetes mellitus. Called also acetone bodies. See also ketosis, acetonemia, pregnancy toxemia.

ketone pulegone

see pennyroyal oil.