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butyllithium

butyllithium noun: any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.

Noun

butyllithium (plural butyllithiums)

  1. Any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.

Forms of butyllithium

pluralbutyllithiums

Origin of butyllithium

From butyl + lithium.

Questions about butyllithium

What does butyllithium mean?
Butyllithium means any of three isomeric organolithium reagents used in chemical synthesis.
What part of speech is butyllithium?
Butyllithium is a noun.
What is the plural of butyllithium?
The plural of butyllithium is butyllithiums.

Words near butyllithium in the dictionary

  1. butylics
  2. butylidene
  3. butylidenes
  4. butylimidazolium
  5. butylimidazoliums
  6. butyllithium
  7. butyllithiums
  8. butylmagnesium
  9. butylmagnesiums
  10. butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane
  11. butylmorpholine

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