Butyl

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  • adjective. Relating to or being a hydrocarbon unit, C4H9, that can occur as a substituent in an organic compound or as an ion or radical.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A hydrocarbon alcohol radical having the composition C4H9. It cannot be isolated, and occurs only in combination with other radicals.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
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  • noun. Either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  • noun. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
    • Word Usage
    "He got caught sniffing butyl nitrate or something on a duty night."
    cross-reference
    butyl-chloral hydrate  
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    chemical group  group  radical  
    Rhyme
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    brutal  futile  tootle  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    amyl  ascorbyl  enol  ethyl  isopropyl  
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