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glyme

/ˈɡlaɪ̯m/

glyme noun: dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol.

Noun

glyme (countable and uncountable, plural glymes)

  1. dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol

Proper noun capitalized: Glyme

Glyme

  1. A river in Oxfordshire, England, which flows into the River Evenlode.

Forms of glyme

pluralglymes

Origin of glyme

Blend of glycol + dimethyl ether.

Words formed from glyme

Words that rhyme with glyme

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Questions about glyme

What does glyme mean?
Glyme means dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol.
What part of speech is glyme?
Glyme can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce glyme?
Glyme is pronounced /ˈɡlaɪ̯m/.
What is the plural of glyme?
The plural of glyme is glymes.

Words near glyme in the dictionary

  1. glycyrrhizinic acid
  2. glycyrrhizol
  3. glyde
  4. Glyfada
  5. glyhexamide
  6. glyme
  7. glymes
  8. glymidine sodium
  9. glymmer
  10. glymmers
  11. Glymph

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