Fuel derivable from biomass

• A flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
• Experimental biofuel

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
butanol \butanol\ (b[=u]t"[a^]n*[add]l), n. a flammable alcohol ( C4H9.OH ) derived from butane and used as a solvent. Syn: butyl alcohol.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context organic compound English) Any of four isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C 4 H 9 -OH 2 # butan-1-ol or n-butanol or butyl alcohol - CH 3 (CH 2 ) 3 -OH 3 # butan-2-ol or sec-butanol - CH 3 CH 2 CH(CH 3 )-OH 4 # 2-methyl-propan-1-ol or iso-butanol ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents [syn: butyl alcohol ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Butanol (also called butyl alcohol ) is a four-carbon alcohol with a formula of C H OH , which occurs in four isomeric structures, from a straight-chain primary alcohol to a branched-chain tertiary alcohol; all are a butyl or isobutyl group linked to a ...