Meanings
noundihydrogen (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryDescribing a dihydrogen bond.
The Invisible Killer Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there.
1995, John December, quoting Craig Jackson, The World Wide Web Unleashed, 2nd edition, Indianapolis, Ind.: Sams.net, →ISBN, page 450
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Englishdihydrogen
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dihydrogen
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APA
dihydrogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihydrogen
MLA
“dihydrogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihydrogen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dihydrogen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dihydrogen.
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