Meanings
noundimethylbenzanthracene (plural dimethylbenzanthracenes)
plural dimethylbenzanthracenes
- chemistryAny of several isomeric dimethyl derivatives of benzanthracene, but especially 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene which is a carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon used in medical research
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Frenchanthracène
- Englishanthracene
- Englishbenzanthracene
- Englishdimethylbenzanthracene
From di- + methyl + benzanthracene.
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APA
dimethylbenzanthracene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethylbenzanthracene
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“dimethylbenzanthracene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethylbenzanthracene. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimethylbenzanthracene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimethylbenzanthracene.
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