tertiary butylhydroquinone en · NOUN
Etymology
From tertiary butyl + hydroquinone.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.
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.
2009 October 4, Pete Wells, “COOKING WITH DEXTER”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tertiary butylhydroquinones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tertiary butyl hydroquinone | alternative | lexicographic |