What does "butanone" mean?

A simple aliphatic ketone, CH₃CH₂COCH₃, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints, parts cleaning, and other tasks.

What is a synonym for "butanone"?

Common synonyms include: methyl ethyl ketone, mek, sec-butanone.

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A simple aliphatic ketone, CH₃CH₂COCH₃, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints, parts cleaning, and other tasks. countable, uncountable
2
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 wordnet