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tetrabutyltin

tetrabutyltin noun: a stable organotin compound, a combustible, colourless liquid at room temperature, that is the starting material for tributyltin and dibutyltin.

Noun

tetrabutyltin (uncountable)

  1. A stable organotin compound, a combustible, colourless liquid at room temperature, that is the starting material for tributyltin and dibutyltin.

Origin of tetrabutyltin

From tetrabutyl + tin.

Questions about tetrabutyltin

What does tetrabutyltin mean?
Tetrabutyltin means a stable organotin compound, a combustible, colourless liquid at room temperature, that is the starting material for tributyltin and dibutyltin.
What part of speech is tetrabutyltin?
Tetrabutyltin is a noun.

Words near tetrabutyltin in the dictionary

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

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