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methyl isobutyl ketone

American  

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless, slightly water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 6 H 1 2 O, having a pleasant odor: used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, gums, resins, fats, waxes, and oils.

methyl isobutyl ketone British  
/ -tɪl, ˌaɪsəʊˈbjuːtaɪl /

noun

  1. Also called: hexone.  a colourless insoluble liquid ketone used as a solvent for organic compounds, esp nitrocellulose; 4-methylpentan-2-one. Formula: (CH 3 ) 2 CHCH 2 COCH 3

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Etymology

Origin of methyl isobutyl ketone

First recorded in 1885–90

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