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tetramethylethylenediamine

tetramethylethylenediamine noun: an organic compound derived from ethylenediamine by replacement of the four N-H groups with four N-methyl. It has a fishy odour and is used as a reagent and a ligand for metal ions.

Noun

tetramethylethylenediamine (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound derived from ethylenediamine by replacement of the four N-H groups with four N-methyl. It has a fishy odour and is used as a reagent and a ligand for metal ions.
    Synonyms:
    TEMED, TMEDA

Synonyms of tetramethylethylenediamine

Origin of tetramethylethylenediamine

From tetra- + methyl + ethylenediamine.

Questions about tetramethylethylenediamine

What does tetramethylethylenediamine mean?
Tetramethylethylenediamine means an organic compound derived from ethylenediamine by replacement of the four N-H groups with four N-methyl. It has a fishy odour and is used as a reagent and a ligand for metal ions.
What part of speech is tetramethylethylenediamine?
Tetramethylethylenediamine is a noun.

Words near tetramethylethylenediamine in the dictionary

  1. tetramethyldiarsine
  2. tetramethylene
  3. tetramethylenedisulfotetramine
  4. tetramethylenedisulphotetramine
  5. tetramethylenes
  6. tetramethylethylenediamine
  7. tetramethylguanidine
  8. tetramethylguanidines
  9. tetramethylimidazoline
  10. tetramethylimidazolines
  11. tetramethyllead

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