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meth′yl eth′yl ke′tone, [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, flammable liquid, C4H8O, produced by synthesis or fermentation: used chiefly as a solvent, as a paint remover, and in the manufacture of plastics. Abbr.: MEK  Also called butanone. 
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
methyl ethyl ketone
  1. another name for butanone
'methyl ethyl ketone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
MEK - butanone

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