BUTYL ALCOHOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butyl alcohol mean? 

• BUTYL ALCOHOL (noun)
  The noun BUTYL ALCOHOL has 1 sense:

1. a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents

  Familiarity information: BUTYL ALCOHOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTYL ALCOHOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

butanol; butyl alcohol

Hypernyms ("butyl alcohol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)