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butyl

The correct spelling is butyl.

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The correct spelling is butyl. Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C4H9, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

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

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