ALL meanings of isobutylene
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I i - noun isobutylene a colorless, very volatile liquid or flammable gas, C 4 H 8 , used chiefly in the manufacture of butyl rubber. 1
- noun isobutylene (organic compound) methylpropene; isobutene. 1
- noun isobutylene (organic chemistry) methylpropene; isobutene. 0
- noun isobutylene a gas that is an isomer of butylene and which is used in the manufacture of butyl rubber. Formula: (CH3)2C=CH2 0
- noun isobutylene a colorless, volatile liquid, (CH3)2C:CH2, obtained from gases in petroleum cracking: it polymerizes readily and is used in making synthetic rubber and resins 0