Meanings
nountetrylene (usually uncountable, plural tetrylenes)
plural tetrylenes
- uncountableusuallychemistrybutylene
Origin
From tetr- + ethylene, because of the four carbon atoms in the molecule.
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tetrylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrylene
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“tetrylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrylene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetrylene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetrylene.
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