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butyral

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[byoo-tuh-ral, -ter-uhl] / ˈbyu təˌræl, -tər əl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. any acetal of butyraldehyde.

Etymology

Origin of butyral

1885–90; butyral(dehyde)

Example Sentences

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Usually, glass floors are made of tempered, laminated glass held together with polyvinyl butyral, or PVB, the same binder as in car windshields, or SentryGlas, an even stronger interlayer, Mr. Hopkins said.

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