What is "trimethylolpropane"

n. (context organic compound English) An organic compound with chemical formula CH₃CH₂C(CH₂OH)₃, a colourless solid triol widely used as a building block in the polymer industry.

Trimethylolpropane (TMP) is the organic compound with the formula CHCHC(CHOH). This colourless solid is a triol. Containing three hydroxy functional groups, TMP is a widely used building block in the polymer industry.