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bu⋅tyl

  [byoo-til, byoot-l]
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–adjective Chemistry.
containing a butyl group.
Origin:
1865–70; but(yric) + -yl

Bu⋅tyl

  [byoo-til, byoot-l]
Trademark.
a brand of synthetic rubber prepared by polymerization of butylene containing little butadiene, particularly useful for inner tubes of automobile tires because of its leakproof qualities.
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bu·tyl   (byōōt'l)   
n.  A hydrocarbon radical, C4H9, with the structure of butane and valence 1.
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Butyl

Bu"tyl\, n. [L. butyrum butter + -yl. See Butter.] (Chem.) A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
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Main Entry: bu·tyl
Pronunciation: 'byüt-&l
Function: noun
: any of four isomeric monovalent radicals C4H9derived from butanes
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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butyl bu·tyl (by&oomacr;t'l)
n.
A hydrocarbon radical, C4H9.

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butyl   (byt'l)  Pronunciation Key 
The radical C4H9, derived from butane.
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