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: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: sexual harassment: unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: heterosis: (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: gross profit: (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: potato skin: crisp fried potato peeling
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: double salt: a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: road builder: someone whose business is to build roads
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: schlep: a tedious or difficult journey
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: english toy spaniel: British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: are: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
Broader: part: something determined in relation to something that includes it | Unrelated: 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