MTBE
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English
Noun
MTBE
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of methyl tert-butyl ether.
Synonyms
- (organic chemistry): methyl tertiary butyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl t-butyl ether, 2-methoxy-2-methylpropane
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French
Noun
MTBE m (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of méthyl tert-butyl éther; MTBE
- 2011, Nathalie Chèvre, Suren Erkman, Alerte aux micropolluants, Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, →ISBN, page 32:
- Nos voitures émettent du CO2, mais également, c’est moins connu, des molécules de MTBE (métyl tert-butyl éther). Le MTBE a remplacé le plomb comme additif dans l’essence.
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