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butanol

butanol

1 7.3
A flammable alcohol made from butane used as a solvent or fuel
  • noun
  • /ˈbjuːtəˌnɔl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : butanol
  • His patented process converts butanol to jet fuel in a clean and energy-efficient manner.
  • n-butanol

Examples

  • The chemical industry frequently uses butanol as a solvent for various applications.

  • If the reports are accurate, we should be all over butanol, as it has superior fuel properties to ethanol, and they are claiming that the per gallon yield is just as high as for ethanol.

    Blog text (29)
  • I also think the recent butanol developments merit attention.

    Blog text (29)
  • The butanol equivalent scale, along with this information, can be used to calculate intensity.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Odor can also be rated in terms of its intensity, usually referenced against butanol intensity.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Ordinarily, we'd culture overnight, extract the antibiotic with butanol, vacuum strip, and resuspend.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The N-butanol detection threshold was assessed using a double-staircase paradigm, with stepwise increases and reductions of concentrations.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The mixture was stirred at about 10 degrees Celsius for an additional three hours, filtered under vacuum, and washed with butanol (180 mL).

    Blog text (26)
  • Solvent systems used include n-butanol: acetic acid: water (4:1:1, v/v) and phenol: water (5:1, v/v).

    Academic text (2015)
  • In recent studies, scientists have demonstrated that butanol can be an effective alternative fuel for cars.

Synonyms

butyl alcohol
vsbutanol
  • Specialized
7.5

A clear liquid that easily catches fire and dissolves oils in industry and labs

includes solvent use but also serves as a fuel and in manufacturing

Surface Forms

butanol singular
butanols plural

Morphology

butanol = butane (semi-transparent) = butan + ol

The formation is regular in chemical nomenclature (butane -> butanol via the '-ol' alcohol suffix), but recognizing '-ol' as 'alcohol' requires domain knowledge not available to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word butanol comes from butane, a four-carbon gas used in lighters, plus the chemical ending -ol, which means 'alcohol' and is the same ending you see in alcohol. So butanol is the alcohol form of butane, which explains why it is a flammable liquid used as a solvent or fuel.