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butyl
1[ byoo-til, byoot-l ]
Butyl
2[ byoo-til, byoot-l ]
- a brand of synthetic rubber prepared by polymerization of butylene containing little butadiene, particularly useful for inner tubes of automobile tires because of its leakproof qualities.
butyl
/ ˈbjuːˌtaɪl; -tɪl /
noun
- modifier of, consisting of, or containing any of four isomeric forms of the group C 4 H 9 –
butyl rubber
butyl
/ ̅̅′l /
- The radical C 4 H 9 , derived from butane.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of butyl1
Example Sentences
Nine days after the derailment, sophisticated air testing by a business owner showed the building’s indoor air was contaminated with butyl acrylate and other chemicals carried by the railcars.
In both dispersions, the base polymer was a copolymer composed of the inexpensive, commercially available components styrene and butyl acrylate.
Blood and urine will be screened for exposure to chemicals present or suspected to be present at the derailment, including dioxins, vinyl chloride, acrolein and butyl acrylate.
Officials in the Ohio city of Steubenville detected butyl acrylate in its water, but added they would remove it from the river using powder activated carbon.
The chemicals included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate and ethylhexyl acrylate, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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