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tetramethyl

tetramethyl noun: (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

tetramethyl (uncountable)

  1. (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.

Origin of tetramethyl

From tetra- + methyl.

Words formed from tetramethyl

Questions about tetramethyl

What does tetramethyl mean?
Tetramethyl means (in combination) Four methyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is tetramethyl?
Tetramethyl is a noun.

Words near tetramethyl in the dictionary

  1. tetramers
  2. tetramery
  3. tetrameter
  4. tetrameters
  5. tetramethrin
  6. tetramethyl
  7. tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  8. tetramethylammonium
  9. tetramethylammonium auride
  10. tetramethylammonium aurides
  11. tetramethylammonium hydroxide

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