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tetramethylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetram-ethy-lene
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C₄H₈, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives.

noun

An isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene.

Etymology

From tetra- + methylene.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tetramethylenes (plural)

Derived Forms

tetramethylenedisulfotetramine

Questions

What does tetramethylene mean?
A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C₄H₈, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives.
Where does tetramethylene come from?
From tetra- + methylene.

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