English Explanatory Dictionary

ethyl formate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of ester created by combining ethanol and formic acid; occurring naturally in certain plants such as raspberries.

Word forms

ethyl formate ethyl formates ethylformate

Etymology

By surface analysis, ethyl + formate.

Synonyms

ethyl methanoate
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