butylene

[byoot-l-een]

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.

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Butylene is always a great word to know.
So is aromatic. Does it mean:
the process or result of a chemical reaction to oxygen, or the deposit that forms on the surface of a metal as it oxidizes
pertaining to an aromatic compound, which contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor

Origin:
1875–80; butyl + -ene
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butylene (ˈbjuːtɪˌliːn)
 
n
another name for butene

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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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butylene

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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