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tertiary butyl

noun

Etymology

From tertiary + butyl.

  1. derived from ὕλη — “wood, material”
  2. derived from méthylène
  3. formed as butyl — “but- + -yl”
  4. compounded as tertiary butyl — “tertiary + butyl”

Definitions

  1. The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tertiary butyl. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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