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verb
To react so as to introduce one or more butyl groups into a molecule
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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verb
introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: add
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwṓws Proto-Hellenic *gwous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh2- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *tuh2rós Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der. English but- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English butyl Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English butylate From butyl + -ate.
Across languages
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