English Explanatory Dictionary

trimethyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Three methyl groups in a molecule.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

trimethyl

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri-der. English tri- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthŭ) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English trimethyl From tri- + methyl.

Derived words

cetrimonium cetyltrimethylammonium tetradecyltrimethylammonium trimecaine trimegestone trimeperidine trimethylaluminium trimethylaluminum trimethylamine trimethylarsine trimethylate trimethylated trimethylbenzene trimethylbismuthine trimethyl borate trimethylborate trimethylchlorosilane trimethylene trimethylgallium trimethylglycine trimethylguanosine trimethylindium trimethyl-lysine trimethylpentane trimethylphenyl trimethylphosphine trimethylpsoralen trimethylpyridine trimethylsilyl trimethyltransferase trimipramine
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