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acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone
the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
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butanone, methyl ethyl ketone
colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
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flavin
a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin
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acetone body, ketone body
a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders
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acetoacetic acid
unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)
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beta-hydroxybutyric acid
beta derivative of hydroxybutyric acid that is found in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism
