ketone
ketone
Definition
ke·tone (-tōn′)
noun
an organic chemical compound containing the carbonyl group, CO, in combination with two hydrocarbon radicals
Etymology: Ger keton, arbitrary var. of Fr acétone: see acetone
ketone
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: In many cases high blood glucose causes weight loss and the body may try to make an alternative fuel to glucose called ketones.
- produce: Ketoacidosis If you are producing ketones and are not treated with insulin, you will develop a serious condition called ketoacidosis.
- rise: But when you have diabetes rising blood glucose and rising blood ketones can go together.
- have: You should not exercise if your blood sugar is more than 14 mmol/l and you have ketones present in your urine.
- use: Therapeutic opportunities The ability of the brain to use ketones was only once exploited for therapeutic purposes.
- measure: Many people with diabetes can benefit from measuring blood ketones as part of their overall diabetes management program.
Preposition: in
- urine: Ketones in the urine are a danger signal, a sign that you must take action right away to prevent problems.
- blood: Ketosis is the presence of ketones in the blood.
Adjective modifier
- unsaturated: This he converted to an unsaturated ketone ( 7 ) over a total of 13 synthetic steps.
Modifies a noun
- body: The enzymes for ketone body production are located in the mitochondrial matrix.
- level: Less well understood, however, is the property of elevated ketone levels to blunt hunger.
- testing: The latter measurement did not occur; I was unable to find evidence of ketone testing of Mr E's urine.
- group: Aldehyde and ketone groups in reducing sugars are involved in reacting with ( reducing ) test reagents such as Benedict's solution.
- production: The enzymes for ketone body production are located in the mitochondrial matrix.
- content: Plants in this group are not used in the production of essential oils because of their high ketone content.
Noun used with modifier
- ethyl: Catalyst ( hardener ) used for polyester resins is an organic peroxide ( methyl ethyl ketone peroxide ) and is particularly dangerous.
- methyl: Unfortunately, our model could not predict the selectivity of the analogous methyl ketone reaction.
- blood: Click here to find out more about testing blood ketones.
- ether: In this context PEEK is an acronym for polyether ether ketone.
- musk: Musk ketone ( ' Biosil ' prepared slide ), 3.5x objective, no eyepiece.
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