English Explanatory Dictionary

ethyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
name
  1. Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛθaɪl/ /ˈɛθɪl/ /ˈiːθaɪl/ /ˈiːθɪl/ /ˈɛθəl/ en-ca-ethyl.opus LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-ethyl.wav

Word forms

ethyl ethyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl From German Ethyl, from Ether + -yl.

Synonyms

E Et

Derived words

aminoethyl aminoethylpiperazine artemotil azidoethyl benzethonium bretazenil bretylium chloroethyl cyanoethyl dabigatran etexilate desethyl desethylchloroquine desethylsimazine diethyl diethylamide doxefazepam ecothiopate edrophonium emepronium etacrynic acid ethaverine ethionic acid ethosuximide ethotoin ethoxyethyl ethyl acetate ethyl acrylate ethyl alcohol ethylamine ethylamphetamine ethylaniline ethylate ethylation ethylbenzene ethyl benzoate ethyl biscoumacetate ethyl borate ethyl bromide ethyl butylacetylaminopropionate ethyl carbamate ethyl carfluzepate ethylcellulose ethyl cellulose ethyl chloride ethyl dirazepate ethylene ethylephedrine ethylestrenol ethyl ether ethyl formate ethyl green ethyl hexanoate ethyl hydrate ethyl hydroxide ethylic ethyl iodide ethylketazocine ethyl loflazepate ethylmaleimide ethyl mercaptan
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