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tetrylene

tetrylene noun: butylene.

Noun

tetrylene (usually uncountable, plural tetrylenes)

  1. (usually) butylene

Forms of tetrylene

pluraltetrylenes

Origin of tetrylene

From tetr- + ethylene, because of the four carbon atoms in the molecule.

Questions about tetrylene

What does tetrylene mean?
Tetrylene means butylene.
What part of speech is tetrylene?
Tetrylene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrylene?
The plural of tetrylene is tetrylenes.

Words near tetrylene in the dictionary

  1. tetroxoprim
  2. tetrozolium
  3. tetryl
  4. tetrylammonium
  5. tetrylammonium bromide
  6. tetrylene
  7. tetrylenes
  8. tetryls
  9. tetrytol
  10. tetryzoline
  11. tets

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