METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE)

Meaning of METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE) in English

An ether compound added to gasoline to provide oxygen and enhance complete combustion. MTBE is being phased out of California's gasoline. For more information, click here.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

METHYL — methyl- see methyleno
Interlingua English vocab
TERTIARY — I. noun (plural -ries) Date: circa 1550 a member of a monastic third order especially of lay people, the Tertiary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METHYL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from ~ene Date: circa 1844 an alkyl radical CH 3 derived from methane, ~ic …
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BUTYL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary butyric + -yl Date: 1869 any of four isomeric alkyl radicals C 4 H 9 …
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ETHER — Any of a class of organic compounds whose molecular structure has an oxygen atom interposed between two carbon atoms that …
Английский словарь Британика
TERTIARY — I. ˈtərshēˌerē, ˈtə̄sh-, ˈtəish-, -eri also -shər- noun ( -es ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Medieval Latin tertiarius, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METHYL — ˈmethə̇l, chiefly by Brit chemists ˈmēˌthīl noun ( -s ) Etymology: German methyl & French méthyle, back-formation from International Scientific …
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ETHER — noun also ae·ther ˈēthə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ether, from Latin aether, from Greek aithēr, from aithein to …
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BUTYL — trademark — used for any of a class of synthetic rubbers that are made by polymerizing isobutylene with a small …
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BUTYL — ˈbyüd. ə l, -üt ə l, -üˌtil noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary but- + -yl : any …
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TERTIARY — (n.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation.
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TERTIARY — (a.) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as, …
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TERTIARY — (a.) Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.
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METHYL — (n.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a …
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ETHER — (n.) Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether; valeric ether.
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ETHER — (n.) A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol with …
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ETHER — (n.) A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid bodies not …
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BUTYL — (n.) A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
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TERTIARY — ( n. ) The Tertiary era, period, or formation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERTIARY — ( a. ) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERTIARY — ( a. ) Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METHYL — ( n. ) A hydrocarbon radical, CH3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing …
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ETHER — ( n. ) Any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl ether; valeric ether.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ETHER — ( n. ) A medium of great elasticity and extreme tenuity, supposed to pervade all space, the interior of solid …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ETHER — ( n. ) A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of …
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BUTYL — ( n. ) A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERTIARY — /terr"shee er'ee, terr"sheuh ree/ , adj., n., pl. tertiaries . adj. 1. of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METHYL- — a combining form occurring in the names of chemical compounds in which the methyl group is present: methylamine.
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METHYL — — methylic /me thil"ik, meuh-/ , adj. /meth"euhl/ , adj. Chem. containing the methyl group. [ 1835-45; by back formation …
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ETHER — — etheric /i ther"ik, i thear"-/ , adj. /ee"theuhr/ , n. 1. Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, …
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BUTYL — /byooh"til, byooht"l/ , Trademark. a brand of synthetic rubber prepared by polymerization of butylene containing little butadiene, particularly useful for …
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BUTYL — /byooh"til, byooht"l/ , adj. Chem. containing a butyl group. [ 1865-70; BUT(YRIC) + -YL ]
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METHYL — pref. belonging to the methyl group of compounds (Chemistry)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BUTYL — adj. containing the butyl group (Chemistry)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TERTIARY — I. ˈtər-shē-ˌer-ē, -shə-rē noun ( plural -ries ) Date: circa 1550 1. [Medieval Latin tertiarius, from Latin, of a third] …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METHYL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from methylene Date: circa 1844 : an alkyl radical CH 3 derived from methane …
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BUTYL — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary but yric + -yl Date: 1869 : any of four isomeric alkyl radicals C 4 …
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TERTIARY — noun the tertiary era, period, or formation. 2. tertiary ·adj later than, or subsequent to, the secondary. 3. tertiary ·adj …
Webster English vocab
METHYL — noun a hydrocarbon radical, ch3, not existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a …
Webster English vocab
ETHER — noun supposed matter above the air; the air itself. 2. ether ·noun any similar oxide of hydrocarbon radicals; as, amyl …
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BUTYL — noun a compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
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TERTIARY — [ 'tə:ʃ(ə)ri ] ■ adjective 1》 third in order or level. ↘ chiefly Brit. relating to or denoting education at …
Concise Oxford English vocab
METHYL — [ 'mi:θʌɪl , 'mɛθ- , -θɪl ] ■ noun [as modifier ] Chemistry of or denoting the alkyl radical ‒CH …
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BUTYL — [ 'bju:tʌɪl , -tɪl ] ■ noun [as modifier ] Chemistry of or denoting an alkyl radical ‒C 4 H …
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TERTIARY — [ter.tia.ry] n, pl -ries (ca. 1550) 1 [ML tertiarius, fr. L, of a third]: a member of a monastic third …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METHYL — [meth.yl] n [ISV, back-formation fr. methylene] (ca. 1844): an alkyl group derived from methane by removal of one hydrogen atom …
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ETHER — [ether] n [ME, fr. L aether, fr. Gk aither, fr. aithein to ignite, blaze; akin to OE ad pyre--more at …
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BUTYL — [bu.tyl] n [ISV butyric + -yl] (1869): any of four isomeric univalent radicals derived from butanes
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ETHER — also spelled aether, also called luminiferous ether, in physics, a theoretical, universal substance believed during the 19th century to act …
Britannica English vocabulary
TERTIARY — tertiar|y, T~ BrE AmE ˈtɜːʃ ə r |i -i‿ər- AmE ˈtɝːʃ i er |i ˈ• ə r |i ▷ tertiar|ies …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METHYL — methyl BrE AmE ˈmeθ ə l -ɪl —in British English technical usage also ˈmiːθ aɪ ə l ▶ ˌ methyl …
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BUTYL — butyl BrE AmE ˈbjuːt aɪ ə l -ɪl, § - ə l AmE ˈbjuːt̬ ə l
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TERTIARY — / ˈtɜːʃəri; NAmE ˈtɜːrʃieri; -ʃəri/ adjective third in order, rank or importance : the tertiary sector (= the area of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETHER — / ˈiːθə(r); NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a clear liquid made from alcohol, used in industry as a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETHER — e ‧ ther /ˈiːθə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: aether , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TERTIARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1 third in order or rank etc. 2 (Tertiary) Geol. of or relating to the first …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METHYL — n. Chem. the univalent hydrocarbon radical CH[3], present in many organic compounds. ømethyl alcohol = METHANOL. methyl benzene = TOLUENE. …
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ETHER — n. 1 Chem. a a colourless volatile organic liquid used as an anaesthetic or solvent. Also called DIETHYL ETHER, ETHOXYETHANE. …
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BUTYL — n. Chem. the univalent alkyl radical C[4]H[9]. øbutyl rubber a synthetic rubber used in the manufacture of tyre inner tubes. …
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TERTIARY — adj. & n. adj. 1 third in order or rank etc. 2 (Tertiary) Geol. of or relating to the first …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METHYL — n. Chem. the univalent hydrocarbon radical CH [ 3 ] , present in many organic compounds. methyl alcohol = METHANOL. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ETHER — n. 1 Chem. a a colourless volatile organic liquid used as an anaesthetic or solvent. Also called DIETHYL ETHER, ETHOXYETHANE. …
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BUTYL — n. Chem. the univalent alkyl radical C [ 4 ] H [ 9 ] . butyl rubber a synthetic rubber …
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TERTIARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1. third in order or rank etc. 2 (Tertiary) Geol. of or relating to the first …
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