丁二烯

dīng'èrxī
noun #60,489

Meanings

  1. 1 butadiene

Examples

HSK 7-9
Dīng'èrxī shì héchéng xiàngjiāo de zhòngyào yuánliào.
Butadiene is an important raw material for synthetic rubber.
HSK 7-9
Dīng'èrxī yǒudú, gōngren jiēchù shí bìxū zuòhǎo fánghù.
Butadiene is toxic, so workers must be properly protected when they handle it.

Tips

memory
The name decodes itself: 丁 means four carbons, 二 two, and 烯 a double bond, so a four-carbon chain with two double bonds. Combined with 苯乙烯 (styrene) it makes 丁苯橡胶, the most common synthetic rubber, used in car tyres.

Stroke Order

丁 dīng
二 èr
烯 xī