ethyl

English

Noun

ethyl (plural ethyls)

1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a proton

Derived terms

ethyl

ethyl acetate ethyl acrylate ethyl alcohol ethyl benzoate ethyl borate ethyl bromide ethyl carbamate ethyl cellulose

ethyl chloride ethyl ether ethyl formate ethyl green ethyl iodide ethyl mercaptan ethylmercury, ethyl mercury ethyl nitrate

ethyl nitrite ethyl oxalate ethyl oxide ethyl salicate ethyl silicate ethyl sulfide methyl ethyl ketone

Translations

C₂H₅

Greek: αιθύλιο (el) (aithýlio) n. Irish: eitil (ga) f.

Italian: etile (it) m., etilico (it) (attributive) Swedish: etyl

Anagrams

• lyeth