Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polybutene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-butene
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English butene English polybutene From poly- + butene.

Inflected Forms

polybutenes (plural)

Synonyms

polybutylene

Questions

What does polybutene mean?: Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.
Where does polybutene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English butene English polybutene From poly- + butene.

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