Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methyl tert-butyl ether

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: methyl tert-butyl ether
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

C₅H₁₂O ; an organic compound used to increase octane numbers of gasoline, through added oxygen, as an anti-knock additive

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

MTBE methyl t-butyl ether methyl tertiary butyl ether 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane

Questions

What does methyl tert-butyl ether mean?: C₅H₁₂O ; an organic compound used to increase octane numbers of gasoline, through added oxygen, as an anti-knock additive

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