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isobutylene

[ ahy-suh-byoot-l-een ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C 4 H 8 , used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isobutylene1

First recorded in 1870–75; iso- + butylene

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