Etymology

dimethylaniline

D2I1M3E1T1H4Y4L1A1N1I1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl Full definition →

English aniline ← German Anilin ← Portuguese anil
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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. GermanMethy
  8. Englishmethyl
  9. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  10. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  11. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  12. Portugueseanil
  13. GermanAnilin
  14. Englishaniline
  15. English todaydimethylaniline

From di- + methyl + aniline.

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