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Meaning of tertiary butylhydroquinone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“With the fries and McNuggets, we enter⟳ the polysyllabic realm of ingredients I don’t keep⟳ in my kitchen: mono- and diglycerides, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a number⟳ of phosphates, dimethylpolysiloxane.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tertiary care tertiary college tertiary color tertiary colour tertiary education tertiary explosive

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