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dimethyldisulphide

dimethyldisulphide is the alternative spelling of dimethyldisulfide.

Meaning of dimethyldisulfide

Noun

dimethyldisulfide (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic compound (CH₃CH₂S)₂ found in crude oil and in brassicas; it has a hemolytic action

Origin of dimethyldisulphide

From dimethyl + disulphide.

Questions about dimethyldisulphide

What is dimethyldisulphide the alternative spelling of?
Dimethyldisulphide is the alternative spelling of dimethyldisulfide.

Words near dimethyldisulphide in the dictionary

  1. dimethyldichlorosilanes
  2. dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride
  3. dimethyldioxirane
  4. dimethyldiselenide
  5. dimethyldisulfide
  6. dimethyldisulphide
  7. dimethylene
  8. dimethylethanolamine
  9. dimethylether
  10. dimethylformamide
  11. dimethylformamides

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