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dimethyl terephthalate

dimethyl terephthalate noun: a benzene ring which is modified by replacing each of two diametrically opposed hydrogen atoms with COOCH₃.

Noun

dimethyl terephthalate (uncountable)

  1. A benzene ring which is modified by replacing each of two diametrically opposed hydrogen atoms with COOCH₃.

Questions about dimethyl terephthalate

What does dimethyl terephthalate mean?
Dimethyl terephthalate means a benzene ring which is modified by replacing each of two diametrically opposed hydrogen atoms with COOCH₃.
What part of speech is dimethyl terephthalate?
Dimethyl terephthalate is a noun.

Words near dimethyl terephthalate in the dictionary

  1. dimethyl sulfone
  2. dimethyl sulfones
  3. dimethyl sulfoxide
  4. dimethyl sulphoxide
  5. dimethyl telluride
  6. dimethyl terephthalate
  7. dimethylacetal
  8. dimethylacetals
  9. dimethylacetamide
  10. dimethylacetonedicarboxylate
  11. dimethylacetonedicarboxylates

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