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    BUTENE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbersplay

    Synonyms:

    butene; butylene

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

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

    gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

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

    isobutylene (used also in making gasoline components)

    polybutene; polybutylene (a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber)

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