TBHQ
noun
TBHQ is spelled T-B-H-Q: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, TBHQ means “A particular preservative of fats and oils, used in food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in TBHQ?
| Letters | 4: T-B-H-Q |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is TBHQ?
TBHQ appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of TBHQ
- tBHQ
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does TBHQ mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A particular preservative of fats and oils, used in food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does TBHQ come from?
Initialism of tert-butylhydroquinone or of tertiary butylhydroquinone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).