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tetramethylpiperidine

tetramethylpiperidine noun: any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of piperidine, but especially 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine that is used in organic synthesis.

Noun

tetramethylpiperidine (plural tetramethylpiperidines)

  1. Any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of piperidine, but especially 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine that is used in organic synthesis

Forms of tetramethylpiperidine

pluraltetramethylpiperidines

Origin of tetramethylpiperidine

From tetramethyl + piperidine.

Questions about tetramethylpiperidine

What does tetramethylpiperidine mean?
Tetramethylpiperidine means any of several isomeric tetramethyl derivatives of piperidine, but especially 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine that is used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is tetramethylpiperidine?
Tetramethylpiperidine is a noun.
What is the plural of tetramethylpiperidine?
The plural of tetramethylpiperidine is tetramethylpiperidines.

Words near tetramethylpiperidine in the dictionary

  1. tetramethylimidazolines
  2. tetramethyllead
  3. tetramethylmethane
  4. tetramethylpentadecane
  5. tetramethylpentadecanes
  6. tetramethylpiperidine
  7. tetramethylpiperidines
  8. tetramethylpyrazine
  9. tetramethylrhodamine
  10. tetramethylrhodamines
  11. tetramethylsilane

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