Definition of Dimethyl

1. n. Ethane; -- sometimes so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals. See Ethane.

Definition of Dimethyl

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) (''in combination'') Two methyl groups in a molecule. ¹

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Definition of Dimethyl

1. ethane [n -S] - See also: ethane

Medical Definition of Dimethyl

1. Ethane; sometimes so called because regarded as consisting of two methyl radicals. See Ethane. Origin: Pref. Di- + methyl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimethyl

dimethindene
dimethindene maleate
dimethisterone
dimethoate
dimethoates
dimethothiazine mesylate
dimethoxanate
dimethoxanate hydrochloride
dimethoxyamphetamine
dimethoxybenzene
dimethoxybenzenes
dimethoxyethane
dimethoxyflavone
dimethoxymethane
dimethoxytrityl
dimethyl (current term)
dimethyl-1-carbomethoxy-1-propen-2-yl phosphosphate
dimethyl adipimidate
dimethyl carbonate
dimethyl d-tubocurarine
dimethyl dicarbonate
dimethyl disulfane
dimethyl ether
dimethyl iminodiacetic acid
dimethyl ketone
dimethyl phthalate
dimethyl suberimidate
dimethyl sulfate
dimethyl sulfide
dimethyl sulfoxide

Literary usage of Dimethyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Rearrangement of 3,3-dimethyl-l-butyl cation (primary) to 2-methyl-2-pentyl cation (tertiary) did not occur; products from the latter cation could not have ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"Upon the Toxicity of dimethyl Sulphate.—DR. S. WEBER has thoroughly investigated the toxicology of dimethyl sulphate on animals. The use of dimethyl ..."

3. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1908)
"To avoid confusion as far as possible, the hydrocarbon described in this report, which is a mixture of pure i : l-dimethyl-Д; ..."

4. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"dimethyl-METHYLENE COMPOUNDS. 544 The starting-point of these is the oxide, a body already described as common acetone, or dimethyl ketone (Part I. p. 568). ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"dimethyl pyrone acts as a base in forming a large series of salts by the direct addition of adds without elimination of water. ..."

6. A Manual of clinical diagnosis by means of laboratory methods, for students by Charles Edmund Simon (1902)
"dimethyl-amido-azo-benzol 0.02 pro mille 3. ... of hydrochloric acid have been added, still give a positive reaction with dimethyl-amido-a/o-benzol, ..."

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