methyl isobutyl ketone


noun Chemistry.

a colorless, slightly water-soluble, flammable liquid, C6H12O, having a pleasant odor: used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, gums, resins, fats, waxes, and oils.
Also called hexone.

Origin of methyl isobutyl ketone

First recorded in 1885–90

British Dictionary definitions for methyl isobutyl ketone

methyl isobutyl ketone
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈbjuːtaɪl, -tɪl) /

noun

a colourless insoluble liquid ketone used as a solvent for organic compounds, esp nitrocellulose; 4-methylpentan-2-one. Formula: (CH 3) 2 CHCH 2 COCH 3 Also called: hexone