polymethyl

polymethyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English polymethyl

    From poly- + methyl.

    Noun

    polymethyl (uncountable)

    1. (chemistry, in combination) Any of various polymers whose respective monomer is a methyl derivative; Any of various compounds having many methyl groups

    Derived terms

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