ketone body

ke·tone bod·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kee-tohn bod-ee]
- /ˈki toʊn ˈbɒd i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kee-tohn bod-ee]
- /ˈki toʊn ˈbɒd i/

Definitions of ketone body words

noun 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. 1
noun ketone body any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, 3-hydroxybutanoic acid, and acetone) produced when fatty acids are broken down in the liver to provide a source of energy. Excess ketone bodies are present in the blood and urine of people unable to use glucose as an energy source, as in diabetes and starvation 0
noun ketone body any of three related compounds, including acetone, found in the blood and urine when there is excessive oxidation of fatty acids by the liver, as during starvation or pregnancy, or in diabetes 0
noun ketone body (biochemistry) 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). 0

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Origin of ketone body

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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ketone body popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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