dimethylaniline

D2I1M3E1T1H4Y4L1A1N1I1L1I1N1E1

noun

The tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl

OriginEnglish aniline ← German Anilin ← Portuguese anil →
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Meanings

noundimethylaniline (countable and uncountable, plural dimethylanilines)

plural dimethylanilines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe tertiary amine C₆H₅N(CH₃)₂ used in the manufacture of the explosive tetryl

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. GermanMethy
  8. Englishmethyl
  9. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  10. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  11. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  12. Portugueseanil
  13. GermanAnilin
  14. Englishaniline
  15. Englishdimethylaniline

From di- + methyl + aniline.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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