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BUTYL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("butyl" is a kind of...):
chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)
Meronyms (substance of "butyl"):
isobutylene (used also in making gasoline components)
Derivation:
butylate (introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound)
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