butyl

[ byoo-til, byoot-l ]

/ ˈbyu tɪl, ˈbyut l /

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Origin of butyl

First recorded in 1865–70; but(yric) + -yl

Words nearby butyl

butt weld, butty, Butuan, Butung, butut, butyl, butyl acetate, butyl alcohol, butyl aldehyde, butylate, butylated hydroxyanisole

Other definitions for butyl (2 of 2)

Butyl

[ byoo-til, byoot-l ]

/ ˈbyu tɪl, ˈbyut l /

Trademark.

a brand of synthetic rubber prepared by polymerization of butylene containing little butadiene, particularly useful for inner tubes of automobile tires because of its leakproof qualities.

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How to use butyl in a sentence

"And butyl mercaptan; I'm quite aware of that," said the Doctor quickly, to continue the tradition of omniscience.
Skippy Bedelle|Owen Johnson
It has the characteristic odour of the flowers, and consists of a mixture of butyl and amyl angelates and valerates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various
True, it smelled like an ancient Earth-animal called skunk—butyl mercaptan.
The Hate Disease|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
The musk deer may now be saved from extinction since we can make tri-nitro-butyl-xylene from coal tar.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson

A blue, equally rich and more durable, was obtained by employing the nitrite-of-butyl vapour in a still more attenuated condition.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for butyl

butyl

/ (ˈbjuːˌtaɪl, -tɪl) /

noun

(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing any of four isomeric forms of the group C 4 H 9 –butyl rubber

Word Origin for butyl

C19: from but (yric acid) + -yl

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Scientific definitions for butyl

butyl

[ byōōt′l ]

The radical C4H9, derived from butane.