dimethyl sulfide
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The organic sulfur compound (CH₃)₂S that is a breakdown product of many biological sulfur compounds; it has a number of industrial uses
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
Usage
Inflected Forms
dimethyl sulphide (alternative)
Derived Forms
Phrases
dimethyl disulfide