Definition of butyl
: any of four isomeric alkyl radicals C4H9− derived from butane
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The board voted 4-0 to implement a reduced rate increase by taking $150,000 from a fund reserved for cleaning water that has been contaminated by methyl tert-butyl ether, or MTBE, a volatile organic compound.
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Alpha-tocopherol, pyridoxal phosphate, pantothenic acid, tyrosine tryptophan, butyl butanoate, phloretin xyloglucoside, ethyl hexanoate.
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Butyl urea slows the formation of those H-bonds, preventing curl.
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Origin and Etymology of butyl
International Scientific Vocabulary butyric + -yl
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of butyl
: any of four isomeric monovalent radicals C4H9 derived from butanes
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