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mes'i•tyl ox'ide
Pronunciation: (mez'i-til, mes'-), [key] Chem.
an oily, colorless liquid, C
6H
10O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds. Also called
isopropylideneacetone, methylisobutenyl ketone. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.