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
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: form letter: a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: priesthood: the body of ordained religious practitioners
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: bad manners: impoliteness resulting from ignorance
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: red baneberry: North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: hardening: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: coccygeal plexus: a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: utilitarian: someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: mold: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: fleet ballistic missile submarine: a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
Broader: ketone: any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | Unrelated: gas ring: gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned