Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acetone_body

1 sense of acetone body

Sense 1
ketone body, acetone 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)
       => ketone -- (any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals)