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ketone body

ketone body noun: any of several compounds that are intermediates in the metabolism of fatty acids; principally acetoacetate and acetone (together with hydroxybutyrate which is not a ketone).

Noun

ketone body (plural ketone bodies)

  1. Any of several compounds that are intermediates in the metabolism of fatty acids; principally acetoacetate and acetone (together with hydroxybutyrate which is not a ketone)

Forms of ketone body

pluralketone bodies

Questions about ketone body

What does ketone body mean?
Ketone body means any of several compounds that are intermediates in the metabolism of fatty acids; principally acetoacetate and acetone (together with hydroxybutyrate which is not a ketone).
What part of speech is ketone body?
Ketone body is a noun.
What is the plural of ketone body?
The plural of ketone body is ketone bodies.

Words near ketone body in the dictionary

  1. ketomycolic acids
  2. ketonaemia
  3. ketonaemic
  4. ketone
  5. ketone bodies
  6. ketone body
  7. ketonemia
  8. ketonemias
  9. ketonemic
  10. ketones
  11. ketonic

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