isobutylene

[ahy-suh-byoot-l-een]

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C4H8, used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber.

Also i·so·bu·tene

[ahy-suh-byoo-teen] /ˌaɪ səˈbyu tin/.

Origin of isobutylene

First recorded in 1870–75; iso- + butylene

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