Englishketone bodynounMeaningAny of several compounds that are intermediates in the metabolism of fatty acids; principally acetoacetate and acetone (together with hydroxybutyrate which is not a ketone)Related wordsacetone body(English)dimethyl ketone(English)ketone(English)ketoacid(English)keto acid(English)acetone(English)keto(English)aminoketone(English)SourcesDictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
