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butadiene

[ byoo-tuh-dahy-een, -dahy-een ]
/ ˌbyu təˈdaɪ in, -daɪˈin /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, flammable gas, C4H6, soluble in alcohol but not in water, usually derived from butane or butene: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and paint, and in organic synthesis.

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Also called bivinyl, vinylethylene.

Origin of butadiene

First recorded in 1895–1900; buta(ne) + di-1 + -ene

Words nearby butadiene

busyness, busy signal, busywork, but, butabarbital sodium, butadiene, butamben, but and ben, butane, butanoic acid, butanol
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British Dictionary definitions for butadiene

butadiene
/ (ˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn) /

noun

a colourless easily liquefiable flammable gas that polymerizes readily and is used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH 2 :CHCH:CH 2Systematic name: buta-1,3-diene

Word Origin for butadiene

C20: from buta (ne) + di- 1 + -ene
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for butadiene

butadiene
[ byōō′tə-dī′ēn′ ]

A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon obtained from petroleum and used to make synthetic rubber. Chemical formula: C4H6.
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