Tertiary vs Alcohol - What's the difference?
tertiary | alcohol |
Of third rank or order; subsequent.
(chemistry) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.
(zoology, of quills) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.
A tertiary feather.
A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others.
(organic chemistry, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
(uncountable) An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.
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, title= (obsolete) Any very fine powder.
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As an adjective tertiary
is (geology) of or pertaining to the first part of the cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.As a proper noun tertiary
is (geology) the first part of the cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.As a noun alcohol is
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Adjective
(-)- a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt
Derived terms
* tertiary careCoordinate terms
(terms coordinate to tertiary) * primary (1) * secondary (2) * quaternary (4) * quinary (5) * senary (6) * septenary (7) * octonary (8) * nonary (9) * denary (10) * duodenary (12) * vigenary (20)See also
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