noun🔗ShareKetoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose functional group is an oxygen atom joined to a carbon atom—by a double bond—in a carbon-hydrogen based molecule."The chemist explained that the body produces ketones during periods of fasting. "Der Chemiker erklärte, dass der Körper in Zeiten des Fastens Ketone produziert.compoundchemistrybiochemistrysubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading