butylene

American  

[byoot-l-een] / ˈbyut lˌin /

noun

1. Also any of three isomeric, gaseous hydrocarbons having the formula C 4 H 8 , of the alkene series.

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adjective

1. containing the butylene group.

butylene British  

/ ˈbjuːtɪˌliːn /

noun

1. another name for butene

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butylene Scientific  

/ byo̅o̅t′l-ēn′ /

1. Any of three gaseous hydrocarbons that consist of four carbon atoms in a chain with a double bond between two of the carbons. They are part of the alkene series. Butylenes are used to make synthetic rubber. Chemical formula: C ₄ H ₈.

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Etymology

Origin of butylene

First recorded in 1875–80; butyl + -ene

Example Sentences

They created upcycled styrene ethylene butylene styrene copolymer, which incorporates boronic ester groups that covalently bond with a crosslinker and fibers to generate the tough CFRP.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

By the very facts of petroleum technology, when a plant produces butylene it also produces high-octane gasoline and toluene.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the first five months after Pearl Harbor it looked as if the refineries couldn't skim off nearly enough butylene without at the same time losing out on their necessary production of high octane gas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both 100-octane and butadiene use the same petroleum component, butylene.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chief unsaturated hydrocarbons present in coal gas are: ethylene, C2H4, butylene, C4H8, acetylene, C2H2, benzene, C6H6, and naphthalene, C10H8, and the saturated hydrocarbons consist chiefly of methane, CH4, and ethane, C2H6.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various