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dimethyl sulfate

dimethyl sulfate noun: the methyl ester of sulfuric acid, (CH₃)₂SO₄, used as a methylating agent in organic chemistry.

Noun

dimethyl sulfate (uncountable)

  1. The methyl ester of sulfuric acid, (CH₃)₂SO₄, used as a methylating agent in organic chemistry

Forms of dimethyl sulfate

alternative formdimethyl sulphate

Questions about dimethyl sulfate

What does dimethyl sulfate mean?
Dimethyl sulfate means the methyl ester of sulfuric acid, (CH₃)₂SO₄, used as a methylating agent in organic chemistry.
What part of speech is dimethyl sulfate?
Dimethyl sulfate is a noun.

Words near dimethyl sulfate in the dictionary

  1. dimethyl disulfane
  2. dimethyl ether
  3. dimethyl ketone
  4. dimethyl polysiloxane
  5. dimethyl selenide
  6. dimethyl sulfate
  7. dimethyl sulfide
  8. dimethyl sulfone
  9. dimethyl sulfones
  10. dimethyl sulfoxide
  11. dimethyl sulphoxide

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