polymethyl

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What does polymethyl mean?

Any of various polymers whose respective monomer is a methyl derivative; Any of various compounds having many methyl groups

Where does polymethyl come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English polymethyl From poly- + methyl.

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