butyraldehyde

American  

[byoo-tuh-ral-duh-hahyd] / ˌbyu təˈræl dəˌhaɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a clear, colorless, flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of resins and rubber cement.

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butyraldehyde British  

/ ˌbjuːtɪˈrældɪˌhaɪd /

noun

1. a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH 3 (CH 2 ) 2 CHO

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butyraldehyde Scientific  

/ byo̅o̅′tə-răl′də-hīd′ /

1. A transparent, highly flammable liquid used in making resins. Chemical formula: C ₄ H ₈ O.

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Etymology

Origin of butyraldehyde

First recorded in 1885–90; butyr(ic) + aldehyde

Example Sentences

But arginine and alinine and octene and hexanal and 2-methyl butyraldehyde are chemicals too and they’re just five of the 73 you put in your body every time you eat a blueberry.

From Time • Jan. 30, 2015