methyl ethyl ketone

methyl ethyl ketone
a colorless, flammable liquid, C4H8O, produced by synthesis or fermentation: used chiefly as a solvent, as a paint remover, and in the manufacture of plastics. Abbr.: MEK Also called butanone.
[1875-80]

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