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noun

butene

any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers

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  • Heating the sample produced three molecules with identical formulas but different shapes, and the chemist labeled each one butene.

    Science

  • Tire plants pipe butene straight from the cracker next door, converting it into elastic polymer within hours.

    Technology

  • Refinery monitors near the fence line flagged butene drifting toward the school, so the plant halted its cracking unit.

    Environment

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