tertamyl

T1E1R1T1A1M3Y4L1

noun

tertiary amyl

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Meanings

nountertamyl (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistrytertiary amyl

    Six-week-old female mice were anesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of 2,2,2-trobromoethyl alcohol and tertamyl alcohol, followed by bilateral ovariectomy in sterile conditions.

    2015 July 24, Jiangman Gao et al., “Effect of Local Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor on Subcutaneously Allotransplanted Ovarian Tissue in Ovariectomized Mice”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

Blend of tertiary + amyl.

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APA

tertamyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertamyl

MLA

“tertamyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertamyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tertamyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertamyl.

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