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diglyme

diglyme noun: the dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent.

Noun

diglyme (uncountable)

  1. The dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent

Origin of diglyme

From di- + glyme.

Questions about diglyme

What does diglyme mean?
Diglyme means the dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent.
What part of speech is diglyme?
Diglyme is a noun.

Words near diglyme in the dictionary

  1. diglycosides
  2. diglycosidic
  3. diglycosyl
  4. diglycosylated
  5. diglycosylation
  6. diglyme
  7. diglyph
  8. diglyphic
  9. diglyphs
  10. Dignams Creek
  11. dignathic

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