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KETONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ketone" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ketone"):
acetone; dimethyl ketone; propanone (the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics)
butanone; methyl ethyl ketone (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)
flavin (a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin)
acetone body; ketone 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)
Holonyms ("ketone" is a substance of...):
nabumetone; Relafen (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen))
Clinoril; sulindac (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril))
Tolectin; tolmetin sodium (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin))
Context examples:
Acetone is the simplest ketone compound.
(Ketone, NCI Thesaurus)
This may reduce the metallic taste and taste disturbances induced by certain metal-containing chemotherapeutics; metal-induced lipid oxidation, and the subsequent production of aldehydes and ketones attribute to the metallic smell.
(Bovine Lactoferrin Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
Another destination of acetyl-CoA is the production of ketone bodies by the liver that are transported to tissues like the heart and brain for energy.
(Beta-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Exposure to Michler's ketone affects the central nervous system.
(Michler's Ketone, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of metabolic acidosis produced by accumulation of ketone bodies resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
(Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Food and Drug Administration)
The hydrogenated ketone of morphine, a semi-synthetic opioid with analgesic effects.
(Hydromorphone, NCI Thesaurus)
Although mitochondria in a healthy heart primarily use fatty acids as fuel, they can easily adapt to use other fuel molecules as needed, including glucose, lactate, and ketone bodies.
(Excess Fat Disrupts Heart Cell's Energy System, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The sodium salt form of ethacrynic acid, an unsaturated ketone derivative of aryloxyacetic acid without a sulfonamide substituent belonging to the class of loop diuretics.
(Ethacrynate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of hydromorphone, the hydrogenated ketone of morphine, a semi-synthetic opioid with analgesic effects.
(Hydromorphone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, beta-ketopentanoate and beta-hydroxypentanoate) in a biological specimen.
(Ketone BodyMeasurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
