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butylbenzene

butylbenzene noun: any of the isomeric hydrocarbons obtained by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with a butyl group; several of their derivatives are used as insecticides.

Noun

butylbenzene (plural butylbenzenes)

  1. Any of the isomeric hydrocarbons obtained by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with a butyl group; several of their derivatives are used as insecticides

Forms of butylbenzene

pluralbutylbenzenes

Origin of butylbenzene

From butyl + benzene.

Questions about butylbenzene

What does butylbenzene mean?
Butylbenzene means any of the isomeric hydrocarbons obtained by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with a butyl group; several of their derivatives are used as insecticides.
What part of speech is butylbenzene?
Butylbenzene is a noun.
What is the plural of butylbenzene?
The plural of butylbenzene is butylbenzenes.

Words near butylbenzene in the dictionary

  1. butylated hydroxytoluene
  2. butylates
  3. butylating
  4. butylation
  5. butylations
  6. butylbenzene
  7. butylbenzenes
  8. butylboronic acid
  9. butylcarbamate
  10. butylcarbamates
  11. butylcatechol

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