Etymology

dimethylation

D2I1M3E1T1H4Y4L1A1T1I1O1N1

Today it means: The addition of two methyl groups to a molecule Full definition →

English methylation ← 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. Englishmethylation
  8. English todaydimethylation

From di- + methylation.

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