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ethyl
CIDE DICTIONARY
ethyl, n. [Ether + -yl.].
A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ethyl, n. (attrib.) Chem. the univalent radical derived from ethane by removal of a hydrogen atom (ethyl alcohol).
Etymology
G (as ETHER, -YL)
THESAURUS
ethyl
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