BUTADIENE

butadiene

(noun) a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

butadiene (countable and uncountable, plural butadienes)

(organic compound) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH2=CH-CH=CH2; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.

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