isobutylene

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ butylene or isobutyl +‎ -ene?

Noun

isobutylene (countable and uncountable, plural isobutylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) methylpropene; isobutene
    • 1996 February 4, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure.

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