cresyl

[kres-il, kree-sil]

cres·yl

[kres-il, kree-sil]
adjective Chemistry.
Also, cre·syl·ic [kri-sil-ik] .


Origin:
1860–65; cres(ol) + -yl
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Cresyl is always a great word to know.
So is ethereal. Does it mean:
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether
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