dimethyl sulfate

American

Or methyl sulfate

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH3 ) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.

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Most of the odor is due to a couple of other molecules, like methanethiol and dimethyl sulfate, which are related to methane but are not the same thing.

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