BUTADIENE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("butadiene" is a kind of...):

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butadiene"):

chloroprene (derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization)

Holonyms ("butadiene" is a substance of...):

buna; buna rubber (made by polymerizing butadiene)

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