Butyl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hydrocarbon radical, C4H9, with the structure of butane and valence 1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  • n. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A hydrocarbon alcohol radical having the composition C4H9. It cannot be isolated, and occurs only in combination with other radicals.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
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