isobutylene

English

isobutylene chemical structure showing numbering of main chain atoms

Etymology

From iso- +‎ butylene or isobutyl +‎ -ene?

Noun

isobutylene (countable and uncountable, plural isobutylenes)

1. (organic chemistry) methylpropene; isobutene
   • 1996 February 4, Julia Campbell, “Ray McIntire, 77, Dow Engineer And the Inventor Of Styrofoam”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure.

Translations

isobutene — see isobutene