Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methylsulfonylmethane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
methyl-sul-fonyl-methane
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organosulfur compound with the chemical formula (CH₃)₂SO₂.

Uncountable

Etymology

From methyl + sulfonyl + methane.

Usage

Inflected Forms

methylsulphonylmethane (alternative) methyl sulphonyl methane (alternative) methyl sulfonyl methane (alternative)

Derived Forms

MSM

Synonyms

dimethyl sulfone dimethylsulfone DMSO2 methyl sulfone methylsulfone MSM

Questions

What does methylsulfonylmethane mean?
An organosulfur compound with the chemical formula (CH₃)₂SO₂.
Where does methylsulfonylmethane come from?
From methyl + sulfonyl + methane.

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