Butoxyl

/ˈbjuːtɒksɪl/ noun

A chemical radical or compound containing the butoxy group (C₄H₉O-), used in various industrial and pharmaceutical applications.

From butoxy plus the chemical suffix -yl, used to name chemical radicals and functional groups. This technical term is specific to organic chemistry nomenclature.

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