Term: 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
Candidate hypernym: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it → 1
Candidate hypernym: sexual harassment: unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee → 0
Candidate hypernym: heterosis: (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent → 0
Candidate hypernym: gross profit: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold → 0
Candidate hypernym: potato skin: crisp fried potato peeling → 0
Candidate hypernym: double salt: a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization → 0
Candidate hypernym: road builder: someone whose business is to build roads → 0
Candidate hypernym: schlep: a tedious or difficult journey → 0
Candidate hypernym: english toy spaniel: British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle → 0
Candidate hypernym: are: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters → 0
Candidate hypernym: prion: (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system → 0