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bu⋅tene

  [byoo-teen]
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–noun Chemistry.
butylene (def. 1).
Origin:
but(yl) + -ene

bu⋅tyl⋅ene

  [byoot-l-een] Chemistry
–noun
1. Also, butene. any of three isomeric, gaseous hydrocarbons having the formula C4H8, of the alkene series.
–adjective
2. containing the butylene group.
Origin:
1875–80; butyl + -ene
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bu·tene   (byōō'tēn')   
n.  Any of several forms of butylene.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bu·tene
Pronunciation: 'byü-"tEn
Function: noun
: either of two butylenes having a straight-chain structure

Main Entry: bu·tyl·ene
Pronunciation: 'byüt-&l-"En
Function: noun
: any of three isomeric hydrocarbonsC4H8 of the ethylene series obtained usually by cracking petroleum
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
butene   (by'tēn')  Pronunciation Key 
See butylene.
butylene   (byt'l-ēn')  Pronunciation Key 
Any of three gaseous hydrocarbons that consist of four carbon atoms in a chain with a double bond between two of the carbons. They are part of the alkene series. Butylenes are used to make synthetic rubber. Chemical formula: C4H8.
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butene

any of four isomeric compounds belonging to the series of olefinic hydrocarbons. The chemical formula is C4H8. The isomeric forms are 1-butene, cis-2-butene, trans-2-butene, and isobutylene. All four butenes are gases at room temperature and pressure.

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