butyl
English
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *gʷṓws |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjuːtɪl/, /ˈbjuːtaɪl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
butyl (plural butyls)
- (organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.
Derived terms
- aminobutyl
- bromobutyl
- buciclovir
- bucricaine
- buformin
- bupivacaine
- bupropion
- buspirone
- butanilicaine
- butidrine
- butopamine
- butylacetate
- butyl alcohol
- butylamine
- butylammonium
- butylate
- butylbenzene
- butylcinnoline
- butyldimethylsilyl
- butylene
- butylfuran
- butylhydroxytoluene
- butyllithium
- butylmagnesium
- butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane
- butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- butylparaben
- butyl rubber
- butylscopolamine
- butylthiophene
- dibutyl
- dibutylstannylene
- dobutamine
- iodobutyl
- isobutylmethylxanthine
- methyl t-butyl ether
- methyl tert-butyl ether
- methyl tertiary butyl ether
- monobutyl
- secbutabarbital
- t-butyl
- terbutaline
- tertbutyl
- tert-butyl
- tertiary butyl
- tetrabutyl
- tetrabutylammonium
- tributyl
- tributylphosphine
Translations
any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9
synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /byˈtil/
- Hyphenation: bu‧tyl
- Rhymes: -il
Noun
butyl n (uncountable)