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methyl ethyl ketone

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O, produced by synthesis or fermentation: used chiefly as a solvent, as a paint remover, and in the manufacture of plastics. : MEK


methyl ethyl ketone

noun

  1. another name for butanone
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Origin of methyl ethyl ketone1

First recorded in 1875–80

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methylene iodidemethyl formate