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butadiene

[ byoo-tuh-dahy-een, -dahy-een ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, flammable gas, C 4 H 6 , soluble in alcohol but not in water, usually derived from butane or butene: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and paint, and in organic synthesis.


butadiene

/ ˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn /

noun

  1. a colourless easily liquefiable flammable gas that polymerizes readily and is used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH 2 :CHCH:CH 2 Systematic namebuta-1,3-diene
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


butadiene

/ byo̅o̅′tə-dīēn′ /

  1. A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon obtained from petroleum and used to make synthetic rubber. Chemical formula: C 4 H 6 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of butadiene1

First recorded in 1895–1900; buta(ne) + di- 1 + -ene
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Word History and Origins

Origin of butadiene1

C20: from buta ( ne ) + di- 1+ -ene

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