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butanol

American  
[byoot-n-awl, -ol] / ˈbyut nˌɔl, -ˌɒl /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. butyl alcohol.

  2. butanol that is made from fossil fuels petrobutanol or from certain plants or algae biobutanol, and which is used as an alternative to gasoline.

butanol British  
/ ˈbjuːtəˌnɒl /

noun

  1. Also called: butyl alcohol.  a colourless substance existing in four isomeric forms. The three liquid isomers are used as solvents for resins, lacquers, etc, and in the manufacture of organic compounds. Formula: C 4 H 9 OH

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butanol Scientific  
/ byo̅o̅′tə-nôl′,-nōl′,nŏl′ /

  1. Either of the two butyl alcohols that are derived from butane and have a straight chain of carbon atoms. Butanols are used as solvents and in organic synthesis. Chemical formula: C 4 H 10 O.

Etymology

Origin of butanol

First recorded in 1890–95; butane + -ol 1

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