Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tert-butylhydroquinone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tert-butyl-hy-dro-quinone
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preservative of fats and oils, used in food. An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tertbutyl group.

Etymology

From tert-butyl + hydroquinone.

Inflected Forms

tert-butylhydroquinones (plural) tertbutylhydroquinone (alternative) tertbutyl hydroquinone (alternative) tert-butyl hydroquinone (alternative)

Synonyms

tertiary butylhydroquinone tertiary butyl hydroquinone t-butylhydroquinone t-butyl hydroquinone TBHQ

Questions

What does tert-butylhydroquinone mean?: A preservative of fats and oils, used in food. An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tertbutyl group.
Where does tert-butylhydroquinone come from?: From tert-butyl + hydroquinone.

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