Etymology

methylpropene

M3E1T1H4Y4L1P3R1O1P3E1N1E1

Today it means: isobutylene. Full definition →

English propene ← German Methy
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The story

  1. GermanMethy
  2. Englishmethyl
  3. Englishmethyl-
  4. Englishpropene
  5. English todaymethylpropene

From methyl- + propene.

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