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Definition of Butyl

1. Noun. A hydrocarbon radical (C4H9).

Definition of Butyl

1. n. A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.

Definition of Butyl

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a proton. ¹

2. Noun. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Butyl

1. a hydrocarbon radical [n -S]

Medical Definition of Butyl

1. A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen. Origin: L. Butyrum butter + -yl. See Butter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Butyl

Literary usage of Butyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"In view of this we conclude that it may be possible to observe /-butyl splittings ... In this paper we report the esr spectra of seven /-butyl- substituted ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"butyl toluene is formed by Friede! and Craft's method, as described below, ... butyl benzene, ethyl benzene, and xylene are formed at the same time. ..."

3. Technology of Cellulose Esters: A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the by Edward Chauncey Worden (1921)
"butyl borate, reducing inflammability cellulose nitrate by, 1786. ... butyl ether, 2384. butyl formate, cellulose nitrate solvent of amyl acetate and, 2386. ..."

4. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1856)
"Dry chlorine gas appears not to act on butyl in the dark, but the faintest ... butyl does not appear to combine directly with any element excepting iodine; ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"By the action of the sodium derivatives of the alcohol upon n-butyl bromide ... Formed in mere traces only by the action of secondary butyl bromide upon the ..."

6. Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds: A Compilation of by Atherton Seidell (1919)
"Secondary butyl Alcohol Iso butyl Alcohol and Water. and Water. Can. Secondary butyl Alcohol per 100 Cms. Cms. bo butyl Alcohol per 100 Gms. Aqueous ..."

7. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1891)
"butyl-Chloral in Neuralgia.—Dr. AH Hare, of Philadelphia, calls attention ... A great advantage possessed by butyl-chloral is the applicability of moderate ..."

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