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Acetone: In the body, a chemical that is formed when the body uses fat instead of glucose (sugar) for energy. The formation of acetone means that cells lack insulin or cannot effectively use available insulin to burn glucose for energy. Acetone passes through the body into the urine as one of the so-called ketone bodies.
Acetone is highly volatile. The breath of someone with a great deal of acetone in the body smells fruity and is called "acetone breath."
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ăs ' Ä-tÅn ' ) n. A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid ketone, CH 3 COCH 3 , widely used as an organic ...
This Acetone profile summarizes product uses and health, safety and environmental considerations.
Acetone is the organic compound. with the formula (CH 3) 2 CO. This colorless, mobile, flammable liquid is the simplest example of the ketone. s. Acetone is miscible with water ...
Acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is the simplest representative of the group of chemical compounds known as ...
Exposure to acetone results mostly from breathing air, drinking water, or coming in contact with products or soil that contain acetone. Exposure to ...