butylated
butylated is the simple past and past participle of butylate.
Meaning of butylate
Verb
butylate (third-person singular simple present butylates, present participle butylating, simple past and past participle butylated)
Adjective
butylated (comparative more butylated, superlative most butylated)
- Modified to contain one or more butyl groups.
- The Food and Drug Administration earlier this year seized a common food preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene, known simply as BHT, from Life Extension Products in Dania and Hollywood, Fla., after the product had been advertised as a treatment for herpes and AIDS, an agency spokesman said. The...1987 August 30, Katherine Bishop, “Authorities Act Against AIDS 'Cures'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2017
- The dyes portion of the West Virginia law will be enacted in schools beginning August 1. Then the dyes portion and the section on butylated hydroxyanisole and propylparaben will take effect statewide on January 1, 2028.2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025
Forms of butylated
| comparative | more butylated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most butylated |
Words formed from butylated
Questions about butylated
- What does butylated mean?
- Butylated means modified to contain one or more butyl groups.
- What is butylated the simple past and past participle of?
- Butylated is the simple past and past participle of butylate.
- What part of speech is butylated?
- Butylated is an adjective.
Words near butylated in the dictionary
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