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Butanon

German, noun[butaˈnoːn]

Butanon is spelled B-U-T-A-N-O-N (7 letters). Butanon is a German neuter noun meaning “butanone, methyl ethyl ketone (the organic compound CH₃C(O)CH₂CH₃; C₄H₈O)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Keton mit der Summenformel C₄H₈O”.

What does Butanon mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neuterbutanone, methyl ethyl ketone (the organic compound CH₃C(O)CH₂CH₃; C₄H₈O)

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Keton mit der Summenformel C₄H₈O

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Butanon

  • Butanons genitive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Butanon?

  • [butaˈnoːn]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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