Isobutylene

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    methylpropene; isobutene countable, uncountable

    "He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure."

  2. 2
    used also in making gasoline components wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
isobuteneisobutene

Example

More examples

"He combined styrene with isobutylene, a volatile liquid, under pressure."

Etymology

From iso- + butylene or isobutyl + -ene?

More for "isobutylene"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.