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butyl alcohol

American

noun

Chemistry.

any of four flammable, isomeric, liquid alcohols having the formula C 4 H 9 OH, used as solvents and in organic synthesis.

butyl alcohol British

noun

another name for butanol

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butyl alcohol Scientific

Any of four isomeric compounds that are alcohols and have four carbon atoms. Butyl alcohols are used as solvents and in organic synthesis. The two straight-chained isomers are called butanol. Chemical formula: C ₄ H ₁₀ O.

Etymology

Origin of butyl alcohol

First recorded in 1865–70

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