PARTLY TERTIARY
\pˈɑːtli tˈɜːʃjəɹɪ], \pˈɑːtli tˈɜːʃjəɹɪ], \p_ˈɑː_t_l_i t_ˈɜː_ʃ_j_ə_ɹ_ɪ]\
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Partly primary and partly tertiary (said of those dihydric alcohols in which one of the substituted molecules of hydroxyl is united to a terminal carbon atom, and the other is combined with an intermediate carbon atom which is itself connected directly with three other carbon atoms). [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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