Meanings
nountert-butyl (plural tert-butyls)
plural tert-butyls
- Synonym of tertiary butyl.
Synonyms: tertiary butyl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of tertiary butyl.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
- Proto-Indo-European*tri-
- Proto-Indo-European*tritós
- Proto-Italic*tritios
- Latintertius
- Englishtert-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greekβοῦς (boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*tuh₂rós
- Proto-Hellenic*tūrós
- Ancient Greekτῡρός (tūrós)
- Ancient Greekβούτῡρος (boútūros)
- Englishbut-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishbutyl
- Englishtert-butyl
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APA
tert-butyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tert-butyl
MLA
“tert-butyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tert-butyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tert-butyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tert-butyl.
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