tetrapentyl

T1E1T1R1A1P3E1N1T1Y4L1

noun

(in combination) Four pentyl groups in a molecule

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Meanings

nountetrapentyl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistry(in combination) Four pentyl groups in a molecule

    Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide (MTT), umbelliferone, 4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-N-methylpyridiniumiodide (ASP + ), penicillin-streptomycin and tetrapentyl ammonium (TPA) were from Sigma (Taufkirchen, Germany).

    2015 July 22, “Esters of Bendamustine Are by Far More Potent Cytotoxic Agents than the Parent Compound against Human Sarcoma and Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From tetra- + pentyl.

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