different between butyl vs vinyl

English

Etymology

butane +? -yl

Noun

butyl (plural butyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of four isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₄H₉, formally derived from butane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
2. A synthetic rubber made by the polymerization of isobutylene.

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Dutch

Etymology

From but- +? -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by?til/
• Hyphenation: bu?tyl
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

butyl n (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) butyl

English

Etymology

From Latin v?num (“wine”) +? -yl. Derived from Latin v?num because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?va?.n?l/, /?va?.n?l/
• enPR: v??n?l, v??n?l
• Rhymes: -a?n?l, -a?n?l

Noun

vinyl (countable and uncountable, plural vinyls)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) The univalent radical CH₂=CH?, derived from ethylene.
2. (countable) Any of various compounds and substances containing the vinyl radical, especially various tough, flexible, shiny plastics.

   Hyponyms: polyvinyl chloride, PVC

3. (music, collectively, uncountable) Phonograph records as a medium.

4. (music, countable) A phonograph record.

   Coordinate term: acetate

   • 2011, David Eagleman, Why the Net Matters, Canongate Books (?ISBN)

     This is a tangible example of the net's natural flow toward improved environmental outcomes. Although some people lament the loss of flipping through CDs, or eight-tracks, or vinyls, there is a clear upside to dematerialization.

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Adjective

vinyl (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Containing the vinyl radical.

   Synonym: vinylic

2. Made of polyvinyl chloride.
3. (music) Pertaining to a phonograph record.
   • 2015, Dominik Bartmanski, Ian Woodward, Vinyl: The Analogue Record in the Digital Age, Bloomsbury Publishing (?ISBN), page 48:

     After being gifted a turntable and investing in relatively inexpensive speakers, he talks about becoming reacquainted with the Impulse vinyl version of John Coltrane's celebrated jazz album, A Love Supreme.

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Further reading

• vinyl group on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• polyvinyl chloride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “vinyl”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.