butyl
noun/ˈbjuːtɪl/ · /ˈbjuːtaɪl/
Etymology PIE word *gʷṓws Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English butyl From but- + -yl.
1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences 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.
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aminobutyl, bromobutyl, buciclovir, bucricaine, buformin, bupivacaine, bupropion, buspirone, butanilicaine, butidrine, butopamine, butylacetate, butyl alcohol, butylamine, butylammonium, butylate, butylbenzene, butylcinnoline, butyldimethylsilyl, butylene, butylfuran, butylhydroxytoluene, butyllithium, butylmagnesium, butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, butylparaben, butyl rubber, butylscopolamine, butylthiophene, dibutyl, dibutylstannylene, dobutamine, iodobutyl, isobutylmethylxanthine, methyl t-butyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl tertiary butyl ether, monobutyl, secbutabarbital, t-butyl, terbutaline, tertbutyl, tert-butyl, tertiary butyl, tetrabutyl, tetrabutylammonium, tributyl, tributylphosphine