| Pronunciation: | | 'byoot`leen
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers |
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BUTYLENE is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | butene |
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| | See Also: | | gas, isobutylene, polybutene, polybutylene |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From {Butyl}.] (Chem.)
Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, {C4H8}, of the
ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable.
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