Dibutyl

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

  dibutyl \di*bu"tyl\ (d[-i]*b[=u]"t[i^]l), n. [Pref. di- +
     butyl.] (Chem.)
     A liquid hydrocarbon, {C8H18}, of the alkane series, being
     one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals.
     Cf. {Octane}.
     [1913 Webster]