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DEZ

DEZ is the initialism of diethylzinc.

Meaning of diethylzinc

Noun

diethylzinc (uncountable)

  1. A highly pyrophoric organozinc compound consisting of a zinc centre bound to two ethyl groups; an important reagent in organic chemistry.

Proper noun capitalized: Dez

Dez

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Desmond.

Questions about DEZ

What does DEZ mean?
DEZ means a diminutive of the male given name Desmond.
What is DEZ the initialism of?
DEZ is the initialism of diethylzinc.
What part of speech is DEZ?
DEZ is a proper noun.

Words near DEZ in the dictionary

  1. deys
  2. deyseaville
  3. Deysie
  4. Deyton
  5. Deytons
  6. DEZ
  7. deza
  8. dezaguanine
  9. Dezaly
  10. Dezenski
  11. Dezenskis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: DEZ (page history and authors); Dez (page history and authors); diethylzinc (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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