tertiary butylhydroquinone

noun

An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.

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TBHQtert-butylhydroquinonet-butylhydroquinone
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Meanings

nountertiary butylhydroquinone (usually uncountable, plural tertiary butylhydroquinones)

plural tertiary butylhydroquinones · alternative tertiary butyl hydroquinone

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.

    With the fries and McNuggets, we enter the polysyllabic realm of ingredients I don’t keep in my kitchen: mono- and diglycerides, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a number of phosphates, dimethylpolysiloxane.

    2009 October 4, Pete Wells, “COOKING WITH DEXTER”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: TBHQ, tert-butylhydroquinone, t-butylhydroquinone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.

Similar
TBHQtert-butylhydroquinonet-butylhydroquinone
Also see
tert-butylhydroquinone

Origin

From tertiary butyl + hydroquinone.

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tertiary butylhydroquinone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20butylhydroquinone

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Chicago

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