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Definition of chetoni in Italian English dictionary
- ketones
- Acids created by the process of burning body fat; if the body produces too many ketones, they are excreted in the urine
- Also known as ketone bodies, ketones are byproducts of fat metabolism
- Hydrocarbons that have a carbon-oxygen (CO) pair as part of their chemical structure The oxygen is attached to the carbon by a double bond that makes ketones less stable and more reactive than an alcohols
- Organic compounds with two hydrocarbon groups bonded to a carbonyl group
- by-products produced as a result of fat metabolism which occurs during periods of hyperglycemia or inadequate carbohydrate intake kinetics: 1 the study of reaction rates 2 The study of the relationship between force and mass L
- Chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat for its energy Ketone bodies can poison and even kill body cells When the body does not have the help of insulin, the ketones build up in the blood and then "spill" over into the urine so that the body can get rid of them The body can also rid itself of one type of ketone, called acetone, through the lungs This gives the breath a fruity odor Ketones that build up in the body for a long time lead to serious illness and coma See also: Diabetic ketoacidosis
- bi-product of tissue use for energy; large amounts are toxic to brain function
- plural of ketone