tertiary alcohol

noun

Any alcohol of general formula R₃C-OH

Meanings

nountertiary alcohol (plural tertiary alcohols)

plural tertiary alcohols

  1. chemistryAny alcohol of general formula R₃C-OH

Translations

Italian alcol terziario
  • alcol terziarioalcohol R3C-OH
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