Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: butene
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several forms of butylene.

Etymology

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- English -ene English butene From but- + -ene.

Inflected Forms

butenes (plural)

Derived Forms

butenoic butenol cyclobutene isobutene polybutene

Synonyms

butylene

Questions

What does butene mean?: Any of several forms of butylene.
Where does butene come from?: 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- English -ene English butene From but- + -ene.

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