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tetrabutyl

tetrabutyl noun: four butyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

tetrabutyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Four butyl groups in a molecule

Origin of tetrabutyl

From tetra- + butyl.

Words formed from tetrabutyl

Questions about tetrabutyl

What does tetrabutyl mean?
Tetrabutyl means four butyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is tetrabutyl?
Tetrabutyl is a noun.

Words near tetrabutyl in the dictionary

  1. tetrabromofluorescein
  2. tetrabromomethane
  3. tetrabromophenolphthalein
  4. tetrabutoxide
  5. tetrabutoxides
  6. tetrabutyl
  7. tetrabutylammonium
  8. tetrabutyltin
  9. tetracaesium
  10. tetracaine
  11. tetracaines

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