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Butyl vs Butylparaben - What's the difference?

butyl | butylparaben |

As nouns the difference between butyl and butylparaben

is that butyl is (organic chemistry) either of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, c4h9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom while butylparaben is a paraben, the butyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, used as an antifungal preservative in cosmetics.

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.

    • butylparaben

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia butylparaben) (-)
  • A paraben, the butyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, used as an antifungal preservative in cosmetics.