butadiene
noun
bu·ta·di·ene ˌbyü-tə-ˈdī-ˌēn 
-ˌdī-ˈēn
: a flammable gaseous open chain hydrocarbon C4H6 used in making synthetic rubbers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Officials have said the first blast occurred around 1 a.m. Wednesday in an area of the plant that makes butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber and other products. 
Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019 That was followed by a smaller voluntary evacuation order after officials detected elevated levels of butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber and other products. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2019 The plant, which manufactures butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber, is a common sight on the Texas Gulf Coast. Audrey Mcnamara, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2019 Packard said the petrochemical plants emit hundreds of tons of toxic, carcinogenic pollutants, including butadiene, acetaldehyde, benzene and formaldehyde. Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2019 The blasts happened near where TPC makes butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber and other products, company officials have said. NBC News, 29 Nov. 2019 Officials have been monitoring the air because the fires were burning a chemical called butadiene, a colorless gas with a gasoline-like smell that is considered a health hazard, according to the US National Library of Medicine. Melissa Alonso And Jason Hanna, CNN, 29 Nov. 2019 Rubber is also considered plastic, both natural (isoprene) and synthetic (styrene butadiene). Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 About a dozen companies reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that the flooding had forced unauthorized emissions of pollutants, including cancer-causing 1,3 butadiene, benzene and ethylene oxide. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019 See More
Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019 That was followed by a smaller voluntary evacuation order after officials detected elevated levels of butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber and other products. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2019 The plant, which manufactures butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber, is a common sight on the Texas Gulf Coast. Audrey Mcnamara, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2019 Packard said the petrochemical plants emit hundreds of tons of toxic, carcinogenic pollutants, including butadiene, acetaldehyde, benzene and formaldehyde. Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2019 The blasts happened near where TPC makes butadiene, a chemical used to make synthetic rubber and other products, company officials have said. NBC News, 29 Nov. 2019 Officials have been monitoring the air because the fires were burning a chemical called butadiene, a colorless gas with a gasoline-like smell that is considered a health hazard, according to the US National Library of Medicine. Melissa Alonso And Jason Hanna, CNN, 29 Nov. 2019 Rubber is also considered plastic, both natural (isoprene) and synthetic (styrene butadiene). Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 About a dozen companies reported to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that the flooding had forced unauthorized emissions of pollutants, including cancer-causing 1,3 butadiene, benzene and ethylene oxide. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary butane + di- + -ene
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above