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butynyl

butynyl noun: either of three isomeric univalent radicals (C₄H₅-) derived from the two isomers of butyne (C₄H₆).

Noun

butynyl (plural butynyls)

  1. Either of three isomeric univalent radicals (C₄H₅-) derived from the two isomers of butyne (C₄H₆)

Forms of butynyl

pluralbutynyls

Origin of butynyl

From butyne + -yl.

Words formed from butynyl

Questions about butynyl

What does butynyl mean?
Butynyl means either of three isomeric univalent radicals (C₄H₅-) derived from the two isomers of butyne (C₄H₆).
What part of speech is butynyl?
Butynyl is a noun.
What is the plural of butynyl?
The plural of butynyl is butynyls.

Words near butynyl in the dictionary

  1. butylthiophenes
  2. butynamine
  3. butyne
  4. butynediol
  5. butynes
  6. butynyl
  7. butynyls
  8. butyraceous
  9. butyral
  10. butyraldehyde
  11. butyraldehydes

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