DIBUTYL

Etymology

Noun

dibutyl (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) Two butyl groups in a molecule

Source: Wiktionary


Di*bu"tyl, n. Etym: [Pref. di- + butyl.] (Chem.)

Definition: A liquid hydrocarbon, C8H18, of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. Octane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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