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butyl

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. butyl (noun)
  2. butyl acetate (noun)
  3. butyl alcohol (noun)
  4. butyl aldehyde (noun)
  5. butyl aminobenzoate (noun)
  6. butyl chloral hydrate (noun)
  7. butyl nitrite (noun)
  8. butyl phthalate (noun)
  9. butyl rubber (noun)

bu·tyl

noun \ˈbyü-təl\

Definition of BUTYL

: any of four isomeric alkyl radicals C4H9− derived from butane

Origin of BUTYL

International Scientific Vocabulary butyric + -yl
First Known Use: 1869

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