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tert-butyl

tert-butyl noun: synonym of tertiary butyl.

Noun

tert-butyl (plural tert-butyls)

  1. Synonym of tertiary butyl.
    Synonyms:
    tertiary butyl

Synonyms of tert-butyl

Forms of tert-butyl

pluraltert-butyls

Origin of tert-butyl

From tert- + butyl.

Words formed from tert-butyl

Phrases with tert-butyl

Questions about tert-butyl

What does tert-butyl mean?
Tert-butyl means synonym of tertiary butyl.
What part of speech is tert-butyl?
Tert-butyl is a noun.
What is the plural of tert-butyl?
The plural of tert-butyl is tert-butyls.

Words near tert-butyl in the dictionary

  1. tersulphuret
  2. tersulphurets
  3. tert-
  4. tert-butoxide
  5. tert-butoxides
  6. tert-butyl
  7. tert-butylhydroquinone
  8. tert-butylhydroquinones
  9. tert-butyls
  10. tertamyl
  11. tertatolol

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