Words starting with ketone
6 letter words starting with ketone
- ketone — any of a class of organic compounds containing a carbonyl group, CO, attached to two alkyl groups, as CH 3 COCH 3 or CH 3 COC 2 H 5 .
- ketone body — any of three compounds, acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, or acetone, that are intermediate in the metabolism of fatty acids and that are found in abnormal quantities in the blood and urine during certain pathological conditions, as diabetes mellitus.
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
7 letter words starting with ketone
- ketones — Plural form of ketone.
9 letter words starting with ketone
- ketonemia — the presence of ketone bodies in the blood.
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