Associations to the word «Butene»

Wiktionary

BUTENE, noun. (chemistry) Any of several forms of butylene.

Dictionary definition

BUTENE, noun. Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats