C4H8

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tetramethylene \Tet`ra*meth"yl*ene\, n. [Tetra- + methylene.]
     (Chem.)
     (a) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, {C4H8}, analogous to
         trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known
         series or derivatives.
     (b) Sometimes, an isomeric radical used to designate certain


         compounds which are really related to butylene.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  butene \butene\ n.
     any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons {C4H8};
     all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also
     {butylene}.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Butylene \Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From {Butyl}.]
     1. (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, {C4H8},
        of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily
        liquefiable; -- called also {butene}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. the hypothetical divalent radical {-(CH2)4-}; -- used in
        combining forms; as, butylene diamine.
        [PJC]