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dimethylation

dimethylation noun: the addition of two methyl groups to a molecule.

Noun

dimethylation (plural dimethylations)

  1. The addition of two methyl groups to a molecule

Forms of dimethylation

pluraldimethylations

Origin of dimethylation

From di- + methylation.

Questions about dimethylation

What does dimethylation mean?
Dimethylation means the addition of two methyl groups to a molecule.
What part of speech is dimethylation?
Dimethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of dimethylation?
The plural of dimethylation is dimethylations.

Words near dimethylation in the dictionary

  1. dimethylases
  2. dimethylate
  3. dimethylated
  4. dimethylates
  5. dimethylating
  6. dimethylation
  7. dimethylations
  8. dimethylbenzaldehyde
  9. dimethylbenzanthracene
  10. dimethylbenzanthracenes
  11. dimethylbenzene

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