dimethyl ketone

1. 1.

   the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics

   Synonymsacetonepropanone

   Broaderketonesolvent

Questions about dimethyl ketone

What does dimethyl ketone mean?

dimethyl ketone means "the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics".

What is another word for dimethyl ketone?

Close synonyms include acetone, propanone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.