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dimethyl

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[dahy-meth-uhl] / daɪˈmɛθ əl /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. ethane.


Etymology

Origin of dimethyl

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

Example Sentences

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And there they found dimethyl sulfide, just vibing in the void.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

One, described last October, is the presence of dimethyl sulfide in a comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which no one would argue suggests biological activity.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

This suggested that microscopic plankton living on the surface of the seas produce sulfur in the form of a gas, dimethyl sulphide, that once in the atmosphere, oxidizes and forms small particles called aerosols.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

"It may not seem like much, but methanethiol is more efficient at oxidising and forming aerosols than dimethyl sulfide and, therefore, its climate impact is magnified," said co-lead Dr Julián Villamayor, a researcher at IQF-CSIC.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

It consists mainly of a mixture of phenol, cresol, guaiacol, creosol, xylenol, dimethyl guaiacol, ethyl guaiacol, and various methyl ethers of pyrogallol.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

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