triethylsilyl

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noun

a chemical functional group consisting of three ethyl groups attached to a silicon atom with structural formula (CH₃CH₂)₃Si-

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nountriethylsilyl (countable and uncountable, plural triethylsilyls)

plural triethylsilyls

  1. countableuncountablechemistrya chemical functional group consisting of three ethyl groups attached to a silicon atom with structural formula (CH₃CH₂)₃Si-
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