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diiodomethane

diiodomethane noun: methylene iodide, a liquid halomethane used for the separation of minerals and for determining the specific gravity of mineral particles.

Noun

diiodomethane (uncountable)

  1. Methylene iodide, a liquid halomethane used for the separation of minerals and for determining the specific gravity of mineral particles.

Origin of diiodomethane

From di- + iodo- + methane.

Questions about diiodomethane

What does diiodomethane mean?
Diiodomethane means methylene iodide, a liquid halomethane used for the separation of minerals and for determining the specific gravity of mineral particles.
What part of speech is diiodomethane?
Diiodomethane is a noun.

Words near diiodomethane in the dictionary

  1. diiodoethanes
  2. diiodohydroquinone
  3. diiodohydroquinones
  4. diiodohydroxyquin
  5. diiodohydroxyquinoline
  6. diiodomethane
  7. diiodoquin
  8. diiodosalicylate
  9. diiodosalicylates
  10. diiodosalicylic acid
  11. diiodothyronine

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