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triethylsilyl

triethylsilyl noun: a chemical functional group consisting of three ethyl groups attached to a silicon atom with structural formula (CH₃CH₂)₃Si-.

Noun

triethylsilyl (countable and uncountable, plural triethylsilyls)

  1. a chemical functional group consisting of three ethyl groups attached to a silicon atom with structural formula (CH₃CH₂)₃Si-

Forms of triethylsilyl

pluraltriethylsilyls

Questions about triethylsilyl

What does triethylsilyl mean?
Triethylsilyl means a chemical functional group consisting of three ethyl groups attached to a silicon atom with structural formula (CH₃CH₂)₃Si-.
What part of speech is triethylsilyl?
Triethylsilyl is a noun.
What is the plural of triethylsilyl?
The plural of triethylsilyl is triethylsilyls.

Words near triethylsilyl in the dictionary

  1. triethylenediamines
  2. triethylenemelamine
  3. triethylenetetramine
  4. triethylgallium
  5. triethylsilane
  6. triethylsilyl
  7. Trieu
  8. Trieu Chau
  9. Trieus
  10. Trieux
  11. triexciton

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