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dimethylbutane

dimethylbutane noun: either of two aliphatic hydrocarbons, 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane, that are isomers of hexane.

Noun

dimethylbutane (plural dimethylbutanes)

  1. Either of two aliphatic hydrocarbons, 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane, that are isomers of hexane

Forms of dimethylbutane

pluraldimethylbutanes

Questions about dimethylbutane

What does dimethylbutane mean?
Dimethylbutane means either of two aliphatic hydrocarbons, 2,2-dimethylbutane and 2,3-dimethylbutane, that are isomers of hexane.
What part of speech is dimethylbutane?
Dimethylbutane is a noun.
What is the plural of dimethylbutane?
The plural of dimethylbutane is dimethylbutanes.

Words near dimethylbutane in the dictionary

  1. dimethylbenzene
  2. dimethylbenzenes
  3. dimethylbenzimidazole
  4. dimethylbenzylamine
  5. dimethylbenzylamines
  6. dimethylbutane
  7. dimethylbutanes
  8. dimethylcadmium
  9. dimethylchlorophosphine
  10. dimethylchlorosilane
  11. dimethyldichlorosilane

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