butanone

bu·ta·none  (byt-nn)

n.

A colorless, flammable ketone, CH₃COCH₂CH₃, used in lacquers, paint removers, cements and adhesives, cleaning fluids, and celluloid. Also called methyl ethyl ketone.

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[butan(e) + -one.]

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butanone [ˈbjuːtəˌnəʊn]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless soluble flammable liquid used mainly as a solvent for resins, as a paint remover, and in lacquers, cements, and adhesives. Formula: CH₃COC₂H₅ Also called methyl ethyl ketone

[from butan(e) + -one]

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butanone  (byt-nn)

A colorless, flammable compound used as a solvent and in cleaning fluids and celluloid. Butanone is a ketone. Also called methyl ethyl ketone. Chemical formula: C₄H₈O.

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butanone - 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 methyl ethyl ketone ketone - any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals