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isobutylene

isobutylene noun: methylpropene; isobutene.

isobutylene: methylpropene; isobutene
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Noun

isobutylene (countable and uncountable, plural isobutylenes)

  1. methylpropene; isobutene
    • He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure.1996 April 2, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times

Forms of isobutylene

pluralisobutylenes

Origin of isobutylene

From iso- + butylene or isobutyl + -ene?

Words formed from isobutylene

Questions about isobutylene

What does isobutylene mean?
Isobutylene means methylpropene; isobutene.
What part of speech is isobutylene?
Isobutylene is a noun.
What is the plural of isobutylene?
The plural of isobutylene is isobutylenes.

Words near isobutylene in the dictionary

  1. isobutene
  2. isobutenes
  3. isobutyl
  4. isobutylamine
  5. isobutylate
  6. isobutylene
  7. isobutylenes
  8. isobutylmethylxanthine
  9. isobutylphenyl propionic acid
  10. isobutyls
  11. isobutyraldehyde

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