Etymology

diglyme

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Today it means: The dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent Full definition →

English glyme ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishglyme
  8. English todaydiglyme

From di- + glyme.

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