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tertbutyl

tertbutyl noun: synonym of tertiary butyl.

Noun

tertbutyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Synonym of tertiary butyl.
    Synonyms:
    tertiary butyl

Synonyms of tertbutyl

Origin of tertbutyl

From tert- + butyl.

Questions about tertbutyl

What does tertbutyl mean?
Tertbutyl means synonym of tertiary butyl.
What part of speech is tertbutyl?
Tertbutyl is a noun.

Words near tertbutyl in the dictionary

  1. tert-butylhydroquinone
  2. tert-butylhydroquinones
  3. tert-butyls
  4. tertamyl
  5. tertatolol
  6. tertbutyl
  7. terthiophene
  8. terthiophenes
  9. terti-
  10. tertial
  11. tertials

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