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Dimethyl ketone, C₃H₆O, a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid used primarily in monitoring individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus and used as a solvent.
It has a sweet, fruity, ethereal odor and is found in the blood and urine of diabetics, in those with other metabolic disorders, and after lengthy fasting. It is produced when fats are not properly oxidized due to inability to oxidize glucose in the blood.
See: ketone; ketonuria; ketosis; test, acetone

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acetone in urine, test for