Isobutyl

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An organic univalent radical, occurring in a number of compounds, most of which are prepared from isobutyl alcohol, a constituent of fusel-oil.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol
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    "The marketing of Sechuan Buttons brandishes an element of the narcotic with the culinary, as well it should; the active ingredient in Acmella oleracea which produces unique sensations in the mouth is the molecule spilanthol N-isobutyl-4, 6-decadienamide."
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