dimethoxybenzaldehyde

noun

Any dimethoxy derivative of benzaldehyde

OriginEnglish benzaldehyde ← German Aldehyd ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) →
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Meanings

noundimethoxybenzaldehyde (plural dimethoxybenzaldehydes)

plural dimethoxybenzaldehydes

  1. chemistryAny dimethoxy derivative of benzaldehyde

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishmethoxy
  8. Englishdimethoxy
  9. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  13. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  14. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  15. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  16. Old Javanesejawa
  17. Old JavaneseJawi
  18. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  19. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  20. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  21. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  22. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  23. Catalanbenjuí
  24. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  25. Englishbenzoin
  26. Englishbenzo-
  27. Englishbenz-
  28. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  29. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  30. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  31. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  32. Latinalcohol
  33. Proto-Indo-European*de
  34. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  35. Proto-Italic*dē
  36. Latindē
  37. Latinde-
  38. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  39. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  40. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  41. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  42. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  43. GermanAldehyd
  44. Englishaldehyde
  45. Englishbenzaldehyde
  46. Englishdimethoxybenzaldehyde

From dimethoxy + benzaldehyde.

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APA

dimethoxybenzaldehyde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethoxybenzaldehyde

MLA

“dimethoxybenzaldehyde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethoxybenzaldehyde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimethoxybenzaldehyde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethoxybenzaldehyde.

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