acetone body

noun Biochemistry.

ketone body.

Origin of acetone body

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby acetone body

acetoin, acetomenaphthane, acetometer, acetonaemia, acetone, acetone body, acetonemia, acetonitrile, acetonuria, acetophenetidin, acetophenone

British Dictionary definitions for acetone body

acetone body

noun

another name for ketone body

Medical definitions for acetone body

acetone body

n.

ketone body