Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glyme

/ˈɡlaɪ̯m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-me
IPA: /ˈɡlaɪ̯m/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river in Oxfordshire, England, which flows into the River Evenlode.

Etymology

Blend of glycol + dimethyl ether.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glymes (plural)

Derived Forms

monoglyme diglyme triglyme tetraglyme pentaglyme

Phrases

and so on

Homonyms

glime

Rhymes With

time crime prime safe prime climb lime enzyme dime paradigm rhyme sublime slime

Questions

How do you pronounce glyme?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlaɪ̯m/.
What does glyme mean?: dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol
Where does glyme come from?: Blend of glycol + dimethyl ether.

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