dimethyldisulfide

noun

The aliphatic compound (CH₃CH₂S)₂ found in crude oil and in brassicas; it has a hemolytic action

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Meanings

noundimethyldisulfide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe aliphatic compound (CH₃CH₂S)₂ found in crude oil and in brassicas; it has a hemolytic action

Origin

From dimethyl + disulfide.

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