| ketosteroid |
a steroid containing a ketone group
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| ketonemia |
an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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| key |
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration" pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key" any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin" samara: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam" a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations identify: identify as in botany or biology, for example a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it" provide with a key; "We were keyed after the locks were changed in the building" vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key; "His new Mercedes was keyed last night in the parking lot" winder: mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) keystone: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault regulate the musical pitch of cardinal: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" operative: effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
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| ketonuria |
excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
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| ketose |
any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal
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