tributyl

tributyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Indo-European *tri-
Proto-Italic *tri-
Latin tri-der.
English tri-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws
Proto-Hellenic *gʷous
Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs)
Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *tūrós
Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós)
Ancient Greek βούτῡρος (boútūros)der.
English but-
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English butyl
English tributyl

    From tri- + butyl.

    Noun

    tributyl (uncountable)

    1. (organic chemistry, in combination) Three butyl groups in a compound

    Derived terms

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