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Where does “glyme” come from?

glyme (English) comes from English glycol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

glyme (English): dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol

Definitions

  1. dimethoxyethane or any other ether of a glycol

Ancestry of “glyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycolAny aliphatic diol; A thick, colourless liquid,...
2English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “glyme”

  • tetraglyme
  • diglyme
  • triglyme
  • monoglyme
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