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butyl

/ˈbjuːtɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
butyl
IPA
/ˈbjuːtɪl/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

noun

A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

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.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

butyls (plural)

Derived Forms

aminobutyl bromobutyl buciclovir bucricaine buformin bupivacaine bupropion buspirone butanilicaine butanserin butidrine butopamine

Phrases

butyl alcohol butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane butyl rubber methyl t-butyl ether methyl tert-butyl ether methyl tertiary butyl ether t-butyl tert-butyl

Rhymes With

brutal futile tootle

Questions

How do you pronounce butyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbjuːtɪl/.
What does butyl mean?
Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Where does butyl come from?
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.

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