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Buna

Buna noun: any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.

Noun

Buna (countable and uncountable, plural Bunas)

  1. (historical) Any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.

Proper noun (1)

Buna

  1. A Torricelli language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Proper noun (2)

Buna

  1. Synonym of Mbum (“a language of Cameroon”).
    Synonyms:
    Mbum

Proper noun (3)

Buna

  1. A census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States, named after Buna Corley.

Proper noun (4)

Buna

  1. A river in Albania and Montenegro
    Synonyms:
    Bojana

Synonyms of Buna

Forms of Buna

pluralBunas

Origin of Buna

From butadiene and Na (“chemical symbol for sodium”).

Borrowed from Albanian Bunë.

Questions about Buna

What does Buna mean?
Buna means any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.
What part of speech is Buna?
Buna can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Buna?
The plural of Buna is Bunas.

Words near Buna in the dictionary

  1. bun-bun
  2. bun-buns
  3. bun-fight
  4. bun-fights
  5. bun-headed
  6. Buna
  7. Bunaba
  8. Bunaban
  9. Bunacan
  10. bunaftine
  11. bunamidine

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