a highly reactive hydrocarbon, HC:CHHC:CH, obtained from petroleum and used to make synthetic rubbers and resins
Origin of butadiene
from butane + di- + -enebutadiene
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butadiene
noun
A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon, C4H6, obtained from petroleum and used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber.
Origin of butadiene
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A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon obtained from petroleum and used to make synthetic rubber. Chemical formula: C4H6.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural butadienes)
- (organic chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, CH2=CH-CH=CH2; it is obtained from petroleum and is used in the preparation of the synthetic rubber polybutadiene.
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