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butyl

/ˈbjuːtɪl/
/ˈbjuːtaɪl/

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PIE word

*gʷṓws

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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

From but- + -yl.

noun butyls

Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

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noun any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9

Español	butilo
Português	butil, butilo
Deutsch	Butyl
Italiano	butile
Română	butil

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@misc{butyl_2026,
  title = {butyl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butyl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}