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diethyltoluamide

diethyltoluamide noun: n,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide; DEET.

Noun

diethyltoluamide (uncountable)

  1. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide; DEET

Origin of diethyltoluamide

From diethyl + toluamide.

Questions about diethyltoluamide

What does diethyltoluamide mean?
Diethyltoluamide means n,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide; DEET.
What part of speech is diethyltoluamide?
Diethyltoluamide is a noun.

Words near diethyltoluamide in the dictionary

  1. diethylstilbestrols
  2. diethylstilboestrol
  3. diethylthiambutene
  4. diethylthioxanthone
  5. diethylthioxanthones
  6. diethyltoluamide
  7. diethyltryptamine
  8. diethylzinc
  9. diethynyl
  10. diethynylcinnoline
  11. diethynylcinnolines

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