diglyme

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noun

The dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent

OriginEnglish glyme ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

noundiglyme (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe dimethyl ether of diethylene glycol, (CH₃-O-CH₂-CH₂)₂O, used as a chelate and solvent

Origin

  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. Englishdiglyme

From di- + glyme.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Midgley
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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