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tetramethylguanidine

tetramethylguanidine noun: the tetramethyl derivative of guanidine that is a strong base and is used as a catalyst.

Noun

tetramethylguanidine (usually uncountable, plural tetramethylguanidines)

  1. (usually) The tetramethyl derivative of guanidine that is a strong base and is used as a catalyst

Forms of tetramethylguanidine

pluraltetramethylguanidines

Origin of tetramethylguanidine

From tetramethyl + guanidine.

Questions about tetramethylguanidine

What does tetramethylguanidine mean?
Tetramethylguanidine means the tetramethyl derivative of guanidine that is a strong base and is used as a catalyst.
What part of speech is tetramethylguanidine?
Tetramethylguanidine is a noun.
What is the plural of tetramethylguanidine?
The plural of tetramethylguanidine is tetramethylguanidines.

Words near tetramethylguanidine in the dictionary

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

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