Ethyl

ahd-5
  • adjective. Relating to or being a hydrocarbon unit, C2H5, that can occur as a substituent in an organic compound or as an ion or radical.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. C2H5. The radical of ordinary alcohol and ether. It has never been obtained in the free state. Alcohol is the hydrate of ethyl.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether.
  • noun. See Aldehyde.
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  • noun. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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  • noun. the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
    • Word Usage
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    cross-reference
    ethyl butyrate  ethyl oxid  ethyl salts  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    alkyl  alkyl group  alkyl radical  
    Rhyme
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    Bethel  Ethel  bethel  ethel  methyl  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acetate  alkyl  ammonium  anhydrous  barium  
    Synonym
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    avgas  crude  crude oil  ethyl gas  fossil oil  
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