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Ketones, also known as âketone bodies,â are byproducts of the body breaking down fat for energy that occurs when carbohydrate intake is low.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to Ketones: ketoacidosis, ketosis, diabetic ketoacidosis. A class of acidic organic compounds that includes acetone and aceto-acetic acid. Ketones have a carbonyl group, CO, linked to two other carbon atoms. They are formed in states of carbohydrate deficiency such as starvation or in conditions, such as DIABETES, in which carbohydrates cannot be normally utilized. Acetone, aceto-acetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid are called ketone bodies.