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trimethylolpropane

trimethylolpropane noun: an organic compound with chemical formula CH₃CH₂C(CH₂OH)₃, a colourless solid triol widely used as a building block in the polymer industry.

Noun

trimethylolpropane (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound with chemical formula CH₃CH₂C(CH₂OH)₃, a colourless solid triol widely used as a building block in the polymer industry.

Origin of trimethylolpropane

From trimethylol + propane.

Questions about trimethylolpropane

What does trimethylolpropane mean?
Trimethylolpropane means an organic compound with chemical formula CH₃CH₂C(CH₂OH)₃, a colourless solid triol widely used as a building block in the polymer industry.
What part of speech is trimethylolpropane?
Trimethylolpropane is a noun.

Words near trimethylolpropane in the dictionary

  1. trimethylindium
  2. trimethyllysine
  3. trimethylmethane
  4. trimethylmethanes
  5. trimethylolethane
  6. trimethylolpropane
  7. trimethylpentane
  8. trimethylpentanes
  9. trimethylphenanthrene
  10. trimethylphenanthrenes
  11. trimethylphenol

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