Tetramethylene
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tetramethylene is a noun meaning (chemistry) An isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene.
Meaning
(chemistry) An isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene.
More Meanings
- (organic chemistry) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C₄H₈, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives.
Word Forms
- tetramethylenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tetramethylbenzene, tetramethyl, trimethylene, tetramethylmethane, pentamethylene, triarylmethane.
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