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octamethyl

octamethyl noun: (in combination) eight methyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

octamethyl (uncountable)

  1. (in combination) eight methyl groups in a molecule

Origin of octamethyl

From octa- + methyl.

Questions about octamethyl

What does octamethyl mean?
Octamethyl means (in combination) eight methyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is octamethyl?
Octamethyl is a noun.

Words near octamethyl in the dictionary

  1. octamerizing
  2. octamerous
  3. octamers
  4. octameter
  5. octameters
  6. octamethyl
  7. octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane
  8. octamethylcyclotetrasiloxanes
  9. octamethylene
  10. octamethylpyrophosphoramide
  11. octamethylpyrophosphoramides

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