Definition of "ketonic" []

• Of, relating to, or being a ketone. (adjective)

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• ""All I remember from my class in it, aside from the stinks in the lab, is that the human sex hormones are much the same, except that the female is ketonic and the male is alcoholic.""
• "The decongestant effect of ketonic terpenes is well known (c.f. menthone, etc.) and so it is not surprising that these compounds have a calming effect on respiratory conditions."
• "The anti-microbial properties, however, are rather more difficult to explain on the basis of ketonic structures."