ethyl

See also: Ethyl and éthyl

English

Etymology

From German Ethyl, from Ether + -yl.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθaɪl/, /ˈɛθɪl/, /ˈiːθaɪl/, /ˈiːθɪl/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθəl/

• Audio (CA)

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• Homophone: Ethel (for one pronunciation of ethyl)

Noun

ethyl (plural ethyls)

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

Synonyms

• E (acronymizing abbreviation)
• Et (chemical shorthand, found in chemical formulae)
• (C₂H₅)

Derived terms

• diethyl
• diethylamide
• ethyl acetate
• ethyl acrylate
• ethyl alcohol
• ethyl benzoate
• ethyl borate
• ethyl bromide
• ethyl carbamate
• ethyl cellulose
• ethyl chloride
• ethylene
• ethyl ether
• ethyl formate
• ethyl green
• ethylic
• 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

• Catalan: etil (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 乙基

  Mandarin: 乙基 (zh)

• German: Ethyl n, Äthyl n
• Greek: αιθύλιο (el) n (aithýlio)

• Irish: eitil f
• Italian: etile (it) m, etilico (it) (attributive)
• Portuguese: etila (pt) f
• Spanish: etilo m
• Swedish: etyl (sv)
• Turkish: etil (tr)

Anagrams

• Lethy, lyeth, lythe, they'l, thyle

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Dutch

Etymology

From eth- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːˈtil/

• Audio

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Noun

ethyl n (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) ethyl