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ˈki toʊnke·tone

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ketonenoun

    any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals

Wiktionary

  1. ketonenoun

    A homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atomby a double bondin a carbon-hydrogen based molecule.

  2. Etymology: From keton, from Aketon, from acétone. See acetone.

Wikipedia

  1. Ketone

    In organic chemistry, a ketone is a functional group with the structure R–C(=O)–R', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones contain a carbonyl group –C(=O)– (which contains a carbon-oxygen double bond C=O). The simplest ketone is acetone (where R and R' is methyl), with the formula CH3C(O)CH3. Many ketones are of great importance in biology and in industry. Examples include many sugars (ketoses), many steroids (e.g., testosterone), and the solvent acetone.

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  1. ketone

    A ketone is an organic compound characterized by the presence of a carbonyl functional group. Generally, it is composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom (carbonyl group) and flanked by two other carbon atoms. The general formula for a ketone is RC(=O)R', where R and R' can be the same or different, and represents any alkyl or aryl group. Ketones are noted for their role in biochemistry, such as in the regulation of blood sugar.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ketonenoun

    one of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor

  2. Etymology: [Cf. Acetone.]

Wikidata

  1. Ketone

    In chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of carbon-containing substituents. Ketones feature a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology. Examples include many sugars and the industrial solvent acetone.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ketone in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ketone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ketone in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Rando:

    Ketone bodies arise when the body uses fat for energy, but they also push stem cells into a quiescent state that protects them during deprivation, in this state, they are protected from environmental stress, but they are also less able to regenerate damaged tissue.

  2. Thomas Rando:

    Usually, most laboratory-grown muscle stem cells die when transplanted, but these cells are in a deep resting state we call ketone-induced deep quiescence that allows them to withstand many kinds of stress.

  3. Arika Hoscheit:

    Some studies have been able to show that low to medium levels of circulating ketone bodies as seen in nutritional ketosis can be beneficial to the functioning of the endothelial cells in our vascular system. Protecting our vascular system benefits heart health, also, since obesity is a risk factor for heart disease, it makes sense that a ketogenic diet may indirectly benefit heart health simply by way of weight loss and weight management.

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