Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dimethylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dimethy-la-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The addition of two methyl groups to a molecule

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English methylation English dimethylation From di- + methylation.

Inflected Forms

dimethylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

methylation

Questions

What does dimethylation mean?: The addition of two methyl groups to a molecule
Where does dimethylation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English methylation English dimethylation From di- + methylation.

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