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tertiary butyl

tertiary butyl noun: the univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-.

Noun

tertiary butyl (uncountable)

  1. The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-
    Synonyms:
    tert-butyl, tertbutyl, t-butyl, 2-methylpropan-2-yl, 1,1-dimethylethyl

Synonyms of tertiary butyl

Origin of tertiary butyl

From tertiary + butyl.

Words formed from tertiary butyl

Questions about tertiary butyl

What does tertiary butyl mean?
Tertiary butyl means the univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-.
What part of speech is tertiary butyl?
Tertiary butyl is a noun.

Words near tertiary butyl in the dictionary

  1. tertiary alcohol
  2. tertiary alcohols
  3. tertiary amine
  4. tertiary amines
  5. tertiary amyl
  6. tertiary butyl
  7. tertiary butylhydroquinone
  8. tertiary butylhydroquinones
  9. tertiary care
  10. tertiary college
  11. tertiary colleges

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