dimethyl

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/daɪˈmiː.θɪl/
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/daɪˈmiː.θɪl/ · /daɪˈmɛθ.ɪl/ · /daɪˈmɛ.θəl/

Definition of dimethyl

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (in-compounds, uncountable)Two methyl groups in a molecule.
    “By analysing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers found evidence of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere of the planet known as K2-18b. The planet is 124 light-years away; one light-year is equivalent to nearly 6 trillion miles.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthŭ) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English dimethyl From di- + methyl.

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