A ketone compound with four carbon atoms, also known as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), used as a solvent in industry.
From butyro- (four-carbon butyric-related) + -one suffix (denoting a ketone, an organic compound with a C=O group). Alternative name reflecting its chemical structure.
Methyl ethyl ketone (butyrone) is one of those industrial solvents that's so good at dissolving things that it's used everywhere from paint to printing inks, making it one of chemistry's most useful humble molecules.
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