butyl

English

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws

Proto-Hellenic *gʷous

Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs)

Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂rós

Proto-Hellenic *tūrós

Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós)

Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der.

English but-

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

English butyl

From but- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjuːtɪl/, /ˈbjuːtaɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

butyl (plural butyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
2. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

Derived terms

• aminobutyl
• bromobutyl
• buciclovir
• bucricaine
• buformin
• bupivacaine
• bupropion
• buspirone
• butanilicaine
• butanserin
• butidrine
• butopamine
• butylacetate
• butyl alcohol
• butylamine
• butylammonium
• butylate
• butylbenzene
• butylcinnoline
• butyldimethylsilyl
• butylene
• butylfuran
• butylhydroxytoluene
• butyllithium
• butylmagnesium
• butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane
• butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
• butylparaben
• butyl rubber
• butylscopolamine
• butylthio
• butylthiophene
• dibutyl
• dibutylstannylene
• dobutamine
• iodobutyl
• isobutylmethylxanthine
• methyl t-butyl ether
• methyl tert-butyl ether
• methyl tertiary butyl ether
• methylthiobutylglucosinolate
• monobutyl
• secbutabarbital
• t-butyl
• terbutaline
• tert-butyl
• tertbutyl
• tertiary butyl
• tetrabutyl
• tetrabutylammonium
• tributyl
• tributylphosphine

Translations

any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉

• Catalan: butil m
• Finnish: butyyli
• German: Butyl (de) n
• Italian: butile (it) m
• Portuguese: butil m, butilo m (Portugal)
• Romanian: butil m
• Spanish: butilo (es) m

synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene

Dutch

Etymology

From but- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byˈtil/
• Hyphenation: bu‧tyl
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

butyl n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (organic chemistry) butyl