ethyl
About 2.32 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Similar words
ethyl group ethyl radical hexyl ethanol alcohol diethyl carbazole nitrosourea hydantoin acetate
Often followed by
alcohol acetate ether chloride ketone ester cellulose bromide and acrylate
Word family
ethylic ethyls
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