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dimethylallyl

dimethylallyl noun: the univalent radical (CH₃)₂C=CH-CH₂-.

Noun

dimethylallyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) The univalent radical (CH₃)₂C=CH-CH₂-

Origin of dimethylallyl

From dimethyl + allyl.

Words formed from dimethylallyl

Questions about dimethylallyl

What does dimethylallyl mean?
Dimethylallyl means the univalent radical (CH₃)₂C=CH-CH₂-.
What part of speech is dimethylallyl?
Dimethylallyl is a noun.

Words near dimethylallyl in the dictionary

  1. dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate
  2. dimethylacrylamide
  3. dimethylacrylamides
  4. dimethylalkane
  5. dimethylalkanes
  6. dimethylallyl
  7. dimethylallylpyrophosphate
  8. dimethylallyltranstransferase
  9. dimethylamidophenyldimethylpyrazolon
  10. dimethylamine
  11. dimethylamines

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