tertiary butyl

English

teritary butyl

Etymology

From tertiary +‎ butyl.

Noun

tertiary butyl (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The univalent organic radical (CH₃)₃C-

Synonyms

• tert-butyl
• tertbutyl
• t-butyl
• 2-methylpropan-2-yl
• 1,1-dimethylethyl

Hypernyms

• butyl

Coordinate terms

• secondary butyl / sec-butyl / secbutyl / s-butyl / 1-methylpropyl / butan-2-yl
• normal butyl / n-butyl / primary butyl / butan-1-yl
• isobutyl / i-butyl / 2-methylpropyl / 2-methylpropan-1-yl
• cyclobutyl

Related terms

• butane