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BUTENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butene mean? 

BUTENE (noun)
  The noun BUTENE has 1 sense:

1. any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbersplay

  Familiarity information: BUTENE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BUTENE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

butene; butylene

Hypernyms ("butene" is a kind of...):

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butene"):

isobutylene (used also in making gasoline components)

polybutene; polybutylene (a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber)


 Context examples 


Some of the molecules identified include thiophenes, benzene, toluene, and small carbon chains, such as propane or butene.

(NASA Finds Ancient Organic Material, Mysterious Methane on Mars, NASA)



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