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Definition of Butanol
1. Noun. A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents.
Definition of Butanol
1. Noun. (organic compounds) Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C4H9-OH ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Butanol
1. a flammable alcohol [n -S]
Medical Definition of Butanol
1. Preferred chemical name for n-butyl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Butanol
Literary usage of Butanol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Because the D-2- butanol contained about 4 percent L-2- butanol, diastereomers
containing each enantiomeric alcohol were formed. ..."
2. Tariff ... Hearing[s] ... on H.R. 7456 by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance (1921)
"butanol is used iu the manufacture of celluloid, nitrocellulose products, ...
butanol comes into direct competition with fusel oil in practically all of it ..."
3. History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922 by Logan Esarey, William F. Cronin (1922)
"Both butanol and acetone are synthetic organic chemicals, and both are solvents.
... butanol is used in the manufacture of butyl acetate and other organic ..."
4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Various developing agents were used, principally />-anisidine hydro- chloride in
n-butanol saturated with water (3 per cent w/v), aniline phthalate ..."
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