dimethyl

American  

[dahy-meth-uhl] / daɪˈmɛθ əl /

noun

Chemistry.

1. ethane.

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Etymology

Origin of dimethyl

First recorded in 1865–70; di- ¹ + methyl

Example Sentences

Because of this background, the scientific community reacted strongly when the James Webb Space Telescope detected dimethyl sulfide, a sulfur compound produced by marine algae on present-day Earth, in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called K2-18b.

From Science Daily

Let’s mention here that dimethyl sulfide is emitted during wildfires, and so contributes to a scent that has grown chillingly familiar in many parts of North America in recent years.

From Salon

Dimethyl sulfide, also known as DMS, sounds like it could be a chemical compound you’d try to avoid on an ingredient label or the poisonous ingredient in a murder mystery.

From Salon

When it’s not saving us from asphyxiation or carrying out useful industrial processes, dimethyl sulfide also lends its “low-tide, rotten egg facet” as a nearly subconscious flavor in food and drinks, measured in a few parts per million.

From Salon

A study published this month in the journal Science explored the exact genetic mechanisms of Asarum flowers to figure out how they pull this off, exploring the ways some plants in the genus produce dimethyl disulfide, that corpse-smell compound.

From Salon