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tributyl phosphate

noun
tri·​butyl phosphate | \ (ˈ)trÄ«+-\

Definition of tributyl phosphate

: a liquid inorganic ester (C4H9)3PO4 made from normal butyl alcohol and phosphorus oxychloride and used chiefly as a solvent and plasticizer (as for nitrocellulose lacquers and cellulose plastics)

History and Etymology for tributyl phosphate

tributyl from tri- + butyl

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