diethylene

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noun

Two ethylene groups in a molecule

OriginEnglish ethylene ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← German Ethy →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

noundiethylene (countable and uncountable, plural diethylenes)

plural diethylenes

  1. countablein compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo ethylene groups in a molecule

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. GermanÄther
  14. GermanEther
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. GermanEthy
  18. Englishethyl
  19. Englisheth-
  20. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  21. Englishethylene
  22. Englishdiethylene

From di- + ethylene.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ethylidene
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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