methyl ethyl ketone

noun Chemistry.

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. Abbreviation: MEK
Also called butanone.

Origin of methyl ethyl ketone

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby methyl ethyl ketone

methyl bromide, methyl cellulose, methyl chloride, methyl chloroform, methyl chloroformate, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl formate, methyl green, methyl group, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl isocyanate

British Dictionary definitions for methyl ethyl ketone

methyl ethyl ketone

noun

another name for butanone

Scientific definitions for methyl ethyl ketone

methyl ethyl ketone

See butanone.