b 3 u 1 t 1 e 1 n 1 e 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers
originEtymology tree 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- English -ene English butene From but- + -ene.
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