Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tertiary amyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
ter-tiary amyl
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent organic radical 2-methyl-2-butyl CH₃CH₂(CH₃)₂C-

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does tertiary amyl mean?
The univalent organic radical 2-methyl-2-butyl CH₃CH₂(CH₃)₂C-

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