BUTYL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("butyl" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Meronyms (substance of "butyl"):

isobutylene (used also in making gasoline components)

Derivation:

butylate (introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound)

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