LP18240-9
Methyl ethyl ketone
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Description
Butanone, better known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK, is an organic compound with the formula CH3C(O)CH2CH3. This colorless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of butterscotch and acetone. It is produced industrially on a large scale, and also occurs in trace amounts in nature. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Methyl ethyl ketone
- Part Display Name
- Methyl ethyl ketone
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- MEK
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 甲基乙基甲酮 Synonyms: 2-丁酮; |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Metüületüülketoon |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Metil etil cetona |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Metil etil chetone |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Metil etil keton |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Метилэтилкетон |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | methylethylketon |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Méthyl-éthyl-cétone |
| fr-FR | French (France) | 2-butanone |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Μεθυλο-αιθυλο-κετόνη Synonyms: Μεθυλο-αιθυλο-κετόνη |
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