butadiene Syllabification: (bu·ta·di·ene)Pronunciation: /ˌbyo͞otəˈdīēn/Definition of butadiene noun Chemistry a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon made by catalytic dehydrogenation of butane and used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. Chemical formula: CH2=CHCH=CH2 Origin: early 20th century: from butane + di-1 + -enebutadiene in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of butadiene in the British & World English dictionary
