BUTYLENE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers

Synonyms:

butene; butylene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("butylene" is a kind of...):

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butylene"):

isobutylene (used also in making gasoline components)

polybutene; polybutylene (a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber)