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trimethylsilylacetylene

trimethylsilylacetylene noun: a trimethylsilyl derivative of acetylene that is used in organic synthesis.

Noun

trimethylsilylacetylene (uncountable)

  1. A trimethylsilyl derivative of acetylene that is used in organic synthesis

Origin of trimethylsilylacetylene

From trimethylsilyl + acetylene.

Questions about trimethylsilylacetylene

What does trimethylsilylacetylene mean?
Trimethylsilylacetylene means a trimethylsilyl derivative of acetylene that is used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is trimethylsilylacetylene?
Trimethylsilylacetylene is a noun.

Words near trimethylsilylacetylene in the dictionary

  1. trimethylpyridines
  2. trimethylsilane
  3. trimethylsiloxysilicate
  4. trimethylsilyl
  5. trimethylsilyl chloride
  6. trimethylsilylacetylene
  7. trimethylsilylated
  8. trimethylsilylation
  9. trimethylsilylations
  10. trimethylsilylazide
  11. trimethylsilylchloride

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