diether

D2I1E1T1H4E1R1

noun

Any organic compound having two ether functional groups.

OriginEnglish ether ← Latin aethēr ← Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr) →
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Meanings

noundiether (plural diethers)

plural diethers

  1. chemistryAny organic compound having two ether functional groups.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  9. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  10. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  11. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  12. Latinaethēr
  13. Englishether
  14. Englishdiether

From di- + ether.

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APA

diether. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diether

MLA

“diether.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diether. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diether,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diether.

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