Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dimethyl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dimethyl \Di*meth"yl\, n. [Pref. di- + methyl.] (Chem.)
Ethane; -- sometimes so called because regarded as consisting
of two methyl radicals. See {Ethane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ethane \Eth"ane\, n. [From {Ether}.] (Chem.)
A gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H6}, forming a constituent of
ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the
paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are
common alcohol, aldehyde, ether, and acetic acid. Called also
{dimethyl}.
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