monobutyl

monobutyl

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ butyl

Noun

monobutyl (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, in combination) A single butyl group in a molecule
   • 2016 January 9, “Vimentin-Mediated Steroidogenesis Induced by Phthalate Esters: Involvement of DNA Demethylation and Nuclear Factor κB”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0146138:

     DBP and its major metabolite, monobutyl phthalate (MBP), are commonly detected in a variety of biological samples [7 ].