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dimethoxymethane

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di⋅me⋅thox⋅y⋅meth⋅ane

  [dahy-muh-thok-see-meth-eyn]
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–noun Chemistry.
methylal.
Origin:
di- 1 + meth(yl) + oxy- 2 + methane

meth⋅yl⋅al

  [meth-uh-lal, meth-uh-lal]
–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, C3H8O2, having a chloroformlike odor, used chiefly as a solvent, in perfumery, and in organic synthesis.
Also called dimethoxymethane, formal.

Origin:
1830–40; methyl- + -al 3
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Main Entry: meth·yl·al
Pronunciation: 'meth-&-"lal
Function: noun
: a volatile flammable liquid C3H8O2 ofpleasant ethereal odor used as a hypnotic and anesthetic and in organic synthesis
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