Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hypothetical organic chemical compound, many derivatives of which are known.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C4H8, analogous to trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known series or derivatives.
- noun Sometimes, an isomeric radical used to designate certain compounds which are really related to butylene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
hypothetical hydrocarbon , C4H8,analogous totrimethylene , and regarded as thebase of well-known series or derivatives. - noun chemistry An
isomeric radical used to designate certaincompounds which are really related tobutylene .
Etymologies
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tetra- + methylene.
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Examples
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Alternatively, it may proceed through a two-stage mechanism (right) so that first one bond breaks and tetramethylene is formed as an intermediate.
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After crossing another activation barrier the tetramethylene in turn is converted to the final product.
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