Meanings
nounbutanol (countable and uncountable, plural butanols)
plural butanols
- Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C₄H₉-OH
- countableuncountablechemistrybutan-1-ol or n-butanol or butyl alcohol - CH₃(CH₂)₃-OH
- countableuncountablechemistrybutan-2-ol or sec-butanol - CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)-OH
- countableuncountablechemistry2-methyl-propan-1-ol or iso-butanol - (CH₃)₂CHCH₂-OH
- countableuncountablechemistry1,1-dimethyl-ethanol or tert-butanol - (CH₃)₃C-OH
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
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Origin
- Englishbutane
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishbutanol
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 丁醇
- 丁醇 (ding¹ seon⁴)alcohol of butane
Chinese Mandarin 丁醇
- 丁醇 (dīngchún)alcohol of butane
Finnish butanoli
- butanolialcohol of butane
French butanol
- butanolalcohol of butane
German Butanol
- Butanolalcohol of butane
Italian butanolo
- butanoloalcohol of butane
Polish butanol
- butanolalcohol of butane
Portuguese butanol, ácido butílico
- butanolalcohol of butane
- ácido butílicoalcohol of butane
Romanian butanol
- butanolalcohol of butane
Spanish butanol
- butanolalcohol of butane
Swedish butanol
- butanolalcohol of butane
Turkish bütanol
- bütanolalcohol of butane
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Cite this entry
APA
butanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanol
MLA
“butanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanol. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butanol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butanol.
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