Pharmacologic Substance
acetone Audio
ac·e·tone [ as-i-tohn ]
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Definitions related to acetone:
  • A colorless liquid used as a solvent and an antiseptic. It is one of the ketone bodies produced during ketoacidosis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A colorless, volatile, flammable organic solvent. Acetone occurs naturally in plants, trees, forest fires, vehicle exhaust and as a breakdown product of animal fat metabolism. This agent may be normally present in very small quantities in urine and blood; larger amounts may be found in the urine and blood of diabetics. Acetone is toxic in high doses. (NCI04)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Colorless liquid used as a solvent and an antiseptic; one of the ketone bodies produced during ketoacidosis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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