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BUTANONE
butanone, methyl ethyl ketone
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
butanone (countable and uncountable, plural butanones)
(organic compound) A simple aliphatic ketone, CH3CH2COCH3, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints etc.
Synonyms
• 2-butanone
• ethylmethylketone
• methyl ethyl ketone (abbreviation: MEK)
• methylpropanone
Anagrams
• nanotube
Source: Wiktionary
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