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butyls

butyls is the plural of butyl.

Meaning of butyl

Noun

butyl (plural butyls)

  1. Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  2. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

Questions about butyls

What is butyls the plural of?
Butyls is the plural of butyl.

Words near butyls in the dictionary

  1. butylphenol
  2. butylphenols
  3. butylphenyl
  4. butylphenyls
  5. butylphthalide
  6. butyls
  7. butylscopolamine
  8. butylthio
  9. butylthiophene
  10. butylthiophenes
  11. butynamine

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