butylene

3 definitions found

butylene - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  butene \butene\ n.
     any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons C4H8;
     all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also
     butylene.
     [WordNet 1.5]

  Butylene \Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From Butyl.]
     1. (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, C4H8,
        of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily
        liquefiable; -- called also butene.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. the hypothetical divalent radical -(CH2)4-; -- used in
        combining forms; as, butylene diamine.
        [PJC]

butylene - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  butylene
      n 1: any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making
           synthetic rubbers [syn: butylene, butene]