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butadiene definition

bu·ta·di·ene (byo̵̅o̅t′ə dī′ēn, -dī ēn′)

noun

a highly reactive hydrocarbon, HC:CHHC:CH, obtained from petroleum and used to make synthetic rubbers and resins

Etymology: < butane + di- + -ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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