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Definition of Dibutyl

1. n. A liquid hydrocarbon, C₈H₁₈, of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. Octane.

Definition of Dibutyl

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Two butyl groups in a molecule ¹

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Definition of Dibutyl

1. in chemistry, having two butyl groups [adj]

Medical Definition of Dibutyl

1. A liquid hydrocarbon, C8H18, of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. Octane. Origin: Pref. Di- + butyl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Dibutyl

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

1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Divide the peak area of dibutyl phosphate derivative by the peak area of internal ... Determine the mass, mg of dibutyl phosphate found in the sample (W), ..."

2. A Study of the Reactions of Normal Butyl Mercaptan and Some of Its ...by Thomas Cobb Whitner by Thomas Cobb Whitner (1921)
"... or dibutyl mer- capto-methane ; ethylene dibutyl sulfide or a,/î-dibutyl mercapto-ethane; ethoxy-methyl-butyl sulfide; and butyl phenacyl sulfide. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"Mercury compounds of normal-butyl: Burn WALKER and FC WHITMORE. n-butyl bromide reacts with dilute sodium amalgam giving a poor yield of mercury dibutyl. ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Decyl butyrate. Decyl propionate. Dibenzyl ether. 4,4-dibutyl- ... dibutyl sebacate. Diethyl malate. Diethyl malonate; ethyl malonate. Diethyl sebacate. ..."

5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1871)
"... I have ascribed to them follows partly from their mode of formation; thus dipropyl was obtained from the normal propyl iodide, and dibutyl from normal ..."

6. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"dibutyl Oxide, (C4H9)20, is obtained in a similar way to the foregoing compound. ... dibutyl ether boils at 140°'5, and has a specific gravity of 0'784. ..."

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