Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two isomeric alcohols, C4H10O, derived from butane and used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a flammable alcohol (C4H9.OH) derived from butane and used as a solvent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any of four
isomeric aliphatic alcohols , C4H9-OH
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Yet another potential drop-in fuel is butanol, which is an alcohol like ethanol but without the same drawbacks.
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The biofuel, called butanol, gives 30% more power output than ethanol.
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Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University produced a type of fuel called butanol using "pot ale" - the liquid residue from copper stills - and "draff," or leftover grain.
Whiskey Biofuel Created By Scottish Scientists Can Be Used In Conventional Cars 2010
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Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University produced a type of fuel called butanol using "pot ale" - the liquid residue from copper stills - and "draff," or leftover grain.
Whiskey Biofuel Created By Scottish Scientists Can Be Used In Conventional Cars 2010
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The biofuel, called butanol, gives 30% more power output than ethanol.
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Then, once the federal regulations are in place for butanol, which is what we're interested in, you know, the EPA and local and state sort of, you know, regulatory agencies say that it's OK to begin producing it, then the plant could be retrofitted.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Using a proprietary fermentation process, Mountain View, Calif. -based Cobalt has turned lodgepole into the biofuel butanol, which is more like gasoline than ethanol.
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Using a proprietary fermentation process, Mountain View, Calif. -based Cobalt has turned lodgepole into the biofuel butanol, which is more like gasoline than ethanol.
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Using a proprietary fermentation process, Mountain View, Calif. -based Cobalt has turned lodgepole into the biofuel butanol, which is more like gasoline than ethanol.
Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local editor@denverpost.com ( 2010
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The biofuel, called butanol, gives 30% more power output than ethanol.
Forbes.com: News 2010
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