methyl ethyl ketone

/ˌmɛθəl ˌɛθəl ˌkiˈtoʊn/
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Definitions of methyl ethyl ketone
  1. 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
    synonyms: butanone
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    type of:
    ketone
    any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals
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