butylation

B3U1T1Y4L1A1T1I1O1N1

noun

A reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule

Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbutylation (countable and uncountable, plural butylations)

plural butylations

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA reaction in which a butyl group is added to a molecule

Origin

From butylate + -ion.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: butylation on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.