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methylisobutenyl ketone

[ meth-uhl-ahy-soh-byoot-n-il, meth- ]

/ ˈmɛθ əlˌaɪ soʊˈbyut n ɪl, ˌmɛθ- /

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Origin of methylisobutenyl ketone

methyl- + iso- + butene + -yl

Words nearby methylisobutenyl ketone

methyl green, methyl group, methylheptenone, methylic, methylidyne group, methylisobutenyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl isocyanate, methyl lactate, methylmalonic aciduria, methylmercury

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Example sentences from the Web for methylisobutenyl ketone

It also acts as a chromogenic centre when double bonds or ethylenic linkages are present, as in fluorene ketone or fluorenone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
If the groups R and R′ are identical, the ketone is called a simple ketone, if unlike, a mixed ketone.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various
The hexoses all contain five alcoholic groups and one primary aldehyde, or one secondary aldehyde (ketone), group.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Even the common linseed contains a glucoside which breaks up into sugar, prussic acid, and a ketone.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

Ionone, a ketone first prepared by Tiemann, and having when diluted a pronounced violet odour.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture|W. H. Simmons

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