Definition of butylene in US English:
 butylene
nounˈbyo͞odlˌēnˈbjudlˌinˈbjudlˌin
Any of several isomeric hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used to make polymers and in organic synthesis.
Chemical formula: C₄H₈
 Example sentencesExamples
-  These alkoxynitriles are known from the above patents to dissolvebutadiene - 1,3 in preference to the less unsaturated butylenes and butanes.
 -  Did your run across any work on the concentration of butylenes by absorption prior to alkylation?
 -  Its production can be increased by the same methods discussed above to increase the yield of total butylenes.
 -  Therefore if all the caustic soluble oxygen re-entered the butylenes in the extractor, the butylenes would contain far less than the 20 wppm. maximum specification.
 -  Cracking crude oil based feedstocks such as naphtha or gas oil yields higher ratios of the ethylene co-products propylene, butylenes and butadiene plus the aromatic products benzene, toluene, xylenes along with other co-products.