Noun: butanone 'byoo-tu,nown
- Colourless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers, cements, adhesives, cleaning fluids, and celluloid
"Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone, is widely used in industrial processes";
- methyl ethyl ketone
Derived forms: butanones
Type of: ketone
Encyclopedia: Butanone