BUTYLENE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'byoot`leen
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers

	Synonyms:	butene

	See Also:	gas, isobutylene, polybutene, polybutylene

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From {Butyl}.] (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, {C4H8}, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable.