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butanone

[ byoot-n-ohn ]

noun

Chemistry.

butanone

/ ˈːəˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a colourless soluble flammable liquid used mainly as a solvent for resins, as a paint remover, and in lacquers, cements, and adhesives. Formula: CH 3 COC 2 H 5 Also calledmethyl ethyl ketone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

butanone

/ ̅̅′ə-ō′ /

  1. 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: C 4 H 8 O.
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Origin of butanone1

First recorded in 1900–05; butane + -one
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of butanone1

C20: from butan ( e ) + -one

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