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polybutyrate

polybutyrate noun: a misnomer for any copolymer of polybutylene terephthalate.

Noun

polybutyrate (plural polybutyrates)

  1. A misnomer for any copolymer of polybutylene terephthalate

Forms of polybutyrate

pluralpolybutyrates

Origin of polybutyrate

From poly- + butyrate.

Questions about polybutyrate

What does polybutyrate mean?
Polybutyrate means a misnomer for any copolymer of polybutylene terephthalate.
What part of speech is polybutyrate?
Polybutyrate is a noun.
What is the plural of polybutyrate?
The plural of polybutyrate is polybutyrates.

Words near polybutyrate in the dictionary

  1. polybutenes
  2. polybutylene
  3. polybutylene terephthalate
  4. polybutylene terephthalates
  5. polybutylenes
  6. polybutyrate
  7. polybutyrates
  8. polycaliber
  9. polycalic
  10. polycalin
  11. polycalins

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