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butene

American  
[byoo-teen] / ˈbyu tin /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. butylene.

butene British  
/ ˈbjuːtiːn /

noun

  1. Also called: butylene.  a pungent colourless gas existing in four isomeric forms, all of which are used in the manufacture of organic compounds. Formula: C 4 H 8

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butene Scientific  
/ byo̅o̅′tēn′ /

  1. See butylene

Etymology

Origin of butene

but(yl) + -ene

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