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Butane vs Butyl - What's the difference?

butane | butyl |

As nouns the difference between butane and butyl

is that butane is (organic compound) a hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of c4h10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions while butyl is (organic chemistry) either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, c4h9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

butane

English

(wikipedia butane)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.
  • (organic compound, uncountable) The n -butane isomer only.

    • Synonyms

    * (when used as a propellant)

    Derived terms

    * cyclobutane * isobutane

    Related terms

    * alkane * ethane * methane * pentane * propane

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    butyl

    English

    (wikipedia butyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  • A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.