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Butadiene

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon, C4H6, obtained from petroleum and used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH2=CH-CH=CH2; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making synthetic rubbers.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

Word Usage

"Replacing homes and cars in the mostly rural areas devastated by the quake and tsunami will boost Japan's demand for petrochemicals ranging from butadiene, which is used in making molded plastic auto body components, to solvents and plastics used in the construction trades."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

hydrocarbon

Hyponym

chloroprene

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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