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eth⋅yl

  [eth-uhl]
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–adjective
1. Chemistry. containing the ethyl group, as ethyl ether, C4H10O.
–noun
2. a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
Origin:
< G Ethyl, coined by J. von Liebig in 1834; see ether, -yl
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eth·yl   (ěth'əl)   
n.  A univalent organic radical, C2H5.

[eth(er) + -yl.]
eth·yl'ic (ě-thĭl'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

ethyl 
1838, modeled on Ger. äthyl, from Gk. aither (see ether) + hyle "stuff." Ethylene is from 1852; ethane first recorded 1873.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eth·yl
Pronunciation: 'eth-&l, Brit also 'E-"thIl
Function: noun
: a monovalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 —eth·yl·ic /e-'thil-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

ethyl eth·yl (ěth'əl)
n.
The univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5.

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