isobutene

Variant of isobutylene

isobutylene definition

iso·bu·tyl·ene (-byo̵̅o̅t′'l ēn′)

noun

a colorless, volatile liquid, (CH)C:CH, obtained from gases in petroleum cracking: it polymerizes readily and is used in making synthetic rubber and resins
also isobutene i′so·bu′·tene′ (-byo̵̅o̅′tēn′)

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