Meanings
nounisobutene (countable and uncountable, plural isobutenes)
plural isobutenes
- countableuncountablechemistryThe unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH₃)₂C=CH₂; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.
Synonyms: isobutylene, methylpropene
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene, (CH₃)₂C=CH₂; used in the manufacture of polybutene and butyl rubber.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
- Englishiso-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
- Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
- Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
- Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
- Englishbut-
- Englishbutene
- Englishisobutene
Translations
Catalan isobutè, isobutilè
- isobutèunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
- isobutilèunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
Finnish isobutyleeni, isobuteeni
- isobutyleeniunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
- isobuteeniunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
French isobutène, isobutylène
- isobutèneunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
- isobutylèneunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
- méthylpropèneunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
- 2-méthylpropèneunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
German Isobuten
- Isobutenunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
Turkish izobütilen
- izobütilenunsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene
Cite this entry
APA
isobutene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isobutene
MLA
“isobutene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isobutene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isobutene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isobutene.
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