tetramethylsilane

noun

The organosilicon compound Si(CH₃)₄ that has several industrial applications and is used as a reference standard in NMR spectroscopy.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nountetramethylsilane (countable and uncountable, plural tetramethylsilanes)

plural tetramethylsilanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe organosilicon compound Si(CH₃)₄ that has several industrial applications and is used as a reference standard in NMR spectroscopy.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 四甲基矽烷
  • 四甲基矽烷 (sìjiǎjīxīwán)Si(CH3)4
Greek τετραμεθυλοσιλάνιο
  • τετραμεθυλοσιλάνιο (tetramethylosilánio)Si(CH3)4
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