"trimethylolpropane" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: trimethylol + propane Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trimethylol|propane}} trimethylol + propane Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} trimethylolpropane (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula CH₃CH₂C(CH₂OH)₃, a colourless solid triol widely used as a building block in the polymer industry. Wikipedia link: trimethylolpropane Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-trimethylolpropane-en-noun-zPcESOaS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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