butylate

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verb

To react so as to introduce one or more butyl groups into a molecule

OriginEnglish butyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

verbbutylate (third-person singular simple present butylates, present participle butylating, simple past and past participle butylated)

present singular third person butylates · participle present butylating · participle past butylated · past butylated

  1. chemistryTo react so as to introduce one or more butyl groups into a molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
  3. Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
  6. Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
  7. Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
  8. Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
  9. Englishbut-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishbutyl
  13. Englishbutylate

From butyl + -ate.

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Translations

Russian бутили́ровать
  • бутили́ровать (butilírovatʹ)(organic chemistry) to react so as to introduce one or more butyl groups into a molecule
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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