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POLYBUTYLENE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polybutylene mean?
• POLYBUTYLENE (noun)
The noun POLYBUTYLENE has 1 sense:
1. a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
Familiarity information: POLYBUTYLENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
polybutene; polybutylene
Hypernyms ("polybutylene" is a kind of...):
butene; butylene (any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers)
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"Speak of the dog and pick up the stick." (Armenian proverb)
"He who digs a pit for another falls into it himself." (Czech proverb)