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tetrabutylammonium

tetrabutylammonium noun: the quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂)₄N⁺.

Noun

tetrabutylammonium (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂)₄N⁺

Origin of tetrabutylammonium

From tetra- + butyl + ammonium.

Questions about tetrabutylammonium

What does tetrabutylammonium mean?
Tetrabutylammonium means the quaternary ammonium cation (CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂)₄N⁺.
What part of speech is tetrabutylammonium?
Tetrabutylammonium is a noun.

Words near tetrabutylammonium in the dictionary

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

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