'butene' definitions:

Definition of 'butene'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers [syn: butylene, butene]

Definition of 'butene'

From: GCIDE
  • Butylene \Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From Butyl.]
  • 1. (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, C4H8, of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily liquefiable; -- called also butene. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. the hypothetical divalent radical -(CH2)4-; -- used in combining forms; as, butylene diamine. [PJC]

Definition of 'butene'

From: GCIDE
  • butene \butene\ n. any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons C4H8; all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also butylene. [WordNet 1.5]