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Butanone Definition & Meaning

butanone
noun
  1. colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid

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What does butanone mean?
colorless soluble flammable liquid ketone used as a solvent for resins and as a paint remover and in lacquers and cements and adhesives and cleaning fluids and celluloid
What part of speech is butanone?
Butanone is a noun.

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