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acetone body

noun Biochemistry.

ketone body.

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Nearby words

  1. acetoin,
  2. acetomenaphthane,
  3. acetometer,
  4. acetonaemia,
  5. acetone,
  6. acetonemia,
  7. acetonitrile,
  8. acetonuria,
  9. acetophenetidin,
  10. acetophenone

Origin of acetone body

First recorded in 1925–30
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British Dictionary definitions for acetone body

acetone body

noun

another name for ketone body
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Medicine definitions for acetone body

acetone body

n.

ketone body
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