ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicalsClinoril, sulindac - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril) acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanone - the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics butanone, methyl ethyl ketone - colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid flavin - a ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin acetone body, ketone body - a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders |