Meanings
plural butanones
- countableuncountablechemistryA simple aliphatic ketone, CH₃CH₂COCH₃, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints, parts cleaning, and other tasks.
Synonyms: 2-butanone, MEK, methyl ethyl ketone, ethylmethylketone, methylpropanone
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA simple aliphatic ketone, CH₃CH₂COCH₃, prepared industrially as a solvent, for use in the manufacture of paints, parts cleaning, and other tasks.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncolorless 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 丁酮
- 丁酮 (dīngtóng)the simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
Finnish butanoni
- butanonithe simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
French butanone
- butanonethe simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
Portuguese butanona
- butanonathe simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
Spanish butanona, metiletilcetona
- butanonathe simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
- metiletilcetonathe simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
Swedish butanon
- butanonthe simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3
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Cite this entry
butanone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanone
“butanone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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