methyl isobutyl ketone

noun

: a pleasant-smelling flammable liquid compound CH₃COCH₂CH(CH₃)₂ made usually by catalytic hydrogenation of mesityl oxide and used chiefly as a solvent; 4-methyl-2-pentanone

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