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methoxyethoxy

methoxyethoxy noun: the univalent ether radical CH₃-O-CH₂CH₂-O- found in the ethers of polyglycols.

Noun

methoxyethoxy

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent ether radical CH₃-O-CH₂CH₂-O- found in the ethers of polyglycols

Origin of methoxyethoxy

From meth- + oxy- + ethoxy.

Questions about methoxyethoxy

What does methoxyethoxy mean?
Methoxyethoxy means the univalent ether radical CH₃-O-CH₂CH₂-O- found in the ethers of polyglycols.
What part of speech is methoxyethoxy?
Methoxyethoxy is a noun.

Words near methoxyethoxy in the dictionary

  1. methoxydimethyltryptamines
  2. methoxydine
  3. methoxyeleutherin
  4. methoxyeleutherins
  5. methoxyethane
  6. methoxyethoxy
  7. methoxyethyl
  8. methoxyethyls
  9. methoxyfenozide
  10. methoxyflavone
  11. methoxyflavones

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