methyl isobutyl ketone

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noun methyl isobutyl ketone a colorless, slightly water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 6 H 1 2 O, having a pleasant odor: used as a solvent for nitrocellulose, gums, resins, fats, waxes, and oils. 1
noun methyl isobutyl ketone colourless insoluble liquid ketone used as a solvent for organic compounds 0
noun methyl isobutyl ketone a colourless insoluble liquid ketone used as a solvent for organic compounds, esp nitrocellulose; 4-methylpentan-2-one. Formula: (CH3)2CHCH2COCH3 0
noun methyl isobutyl ketone Methyl isobutyl ketone is a volatile liquid used as an alcohol denaturant (= a substance added so that humans cannot consume it). 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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