Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dimethylnitrosamine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dimethyl-ni-trosamine
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alkyl nitrosamine, (CH₃)₂N-N=O, found in tobacco smoke; it is carcinogenic

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dimethyl + nitrosamine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dimethylnitrosamines (plural)

Phrases

-amine di- methyl-

Frequently Paired Words

amine -amine di- dimethyl dimethylamine methyl- methyl nitrosamine

Synonyms

DMN nitrosodimethylamine

Questions

What does dimethylnitrosamine mean?: The alkyl nitrosamine, (CH₃)₂N-N=O, found in tobacco smoke; it is carcinogenic
Where does dimethylnitrosamine come from?: From dimethyl + nitrosamine.

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