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Princeton's WordNet

  1. butanone, methyl ethyl ketonenoun

    colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid

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  1. butanonenoun

    A simple aliphatic ketone, CHCHCOCH, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints etc.

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  1. Butanone

    Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), is an organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)CH2CH3. This colourless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of acetone. It is produced industrially on a large scale, but occurs in nature only in trace amounts. It is partially soluble in water, and is commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is an isomer of another solvent, tetrahydrofuran.

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  1. Butanone

    Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK, is an organic compound with the formula CH3CCH2CH3. This colorless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of butterscotch and acetone. It is produced industrially on a large scale, and also occurs in trace amounts in nature. It is soluble in water and is commonly used as an industrial solvent.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of butanone in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of butanone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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