butadiene

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(byo̅o̅′tə dī′ēn, -dī ēn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bu•ta•di•ene  (byo̅o̅′tə dī′ēn, -dī ēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya colorless, flammable gas, C4H6, soluble in alcohol but not in water, usually derived from butane or butene: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber and paint, and in organic synthesis. Also called bivinyl, vinylethylene. 
  • buta(ne) + di-1 + -ene 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
butadiene / ˌbjuːtəˈdaɪiːn/
  1. a colourless easily liquefiable flammable gas that polymerizes readily and is used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH2:CHCH:CH2
    Systematic name: buta-1,3-diene
Etymology: 20th Century: from buta( ne) + di-1 + -ene
'butadiene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-diene - ABS resin - Buna - Perbunan - bivinyl - butyl - diene - nitrile rubber - polybutadiene - synthetic rubber - trans- - vinylethylene

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