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Meerwein's salt

Meerwein's salt proper noun: trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, a strong methylating agent.

Proper noun

Meerwein's salt

  1. Trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, a strong methylating agent.

Origin of Meerwein's salt

After its discoverer, Hans Meerwein.

Questions about Meerwein's salt

What does Meerwein's salt mean?
Meerwein's salt means trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate, a strong methylating agent.
What part of speech is Meerwein's salt?
Meerwein's salt is a proper noun.

Words near Meerwein's salt in the dictionary

  1. Meerssen
  2. Meert
  3. Meerut
  4. Meerut Division
  5. Meerwein
  6. Meerwein's salt
  7. Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction
  8. Meerwein-Ponndorf reactions
  9. Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction
  10. Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reductions
  11. mees

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