Meanings
nounisobutylene (countable and uncountable, plural isobutylenes)
plural isobutylenes
- countableuncountablechemistrymethylpropene; isobutene
He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure.
1996 April 2, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times
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Origin
From iso- + butylene or isobutyl + -ene?
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