Buna

B3U1N1A1

noun

Any of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.

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MbumBojanabuna rubber
OriginAlbanian Bunë →
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Meanings

Buna1

nounBuna (countable and uncountable, plural Bunas)

plural Bunas

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableAny of an early generation of synthetic polybutadiene rubbers produced using sodium as a catalyst.

Buna2

proper noun
  1. A Torricelli language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

Buna3

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Mbum (“a language of Cameroon”).

    Synonyms: Mbum

Buna4

proper noun
  1. A census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States, named after Buna Corley.

Buna5

proper noun
  1. A river in Albania and Montenegro

    Synonyms: Bojana

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Mbum (“a language of Cameroon”).

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Mbum

proper nounA river in Albania and Montenegro

Similar
Bojana

More synonyms by meaning

nounmade by polymerizing butadiene

Similar
buna rubber
Broader
rubbersynthetic rubber

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Buna · noun

From butadiene and Na (“chemical symbol for sodium”).

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Buna · proper noun

  1. AlbanianBunë
  2. EnglishBuna

Borrowed from Albanian Bunë.

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Translations

Italian Boiana
  • Boianariver in Albania and Montenegro
Latin Barbanna, Boliana
  • Barbannariver in Albania and Montenegro
  • Bolianariver in Albania and Montenegro

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NabuBanuNubaabunAnbuBaun
Cite this entry
APA

Buna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buna

MLA

“Buna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buna.

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