butyral

[byoo-tuh-ral, -ter-uhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chemistry.

any acetal of butyraldehyde.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of butyral¹

1885–90; butyral(dehyde)

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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.