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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
eth·yl       [eth-uhl] Pronunciation Key
–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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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
eth·yl       (ěth'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A univalent organic radical, C2H5.


[eth(er) + -yl.]

eth·yl'ic (ě-thĭl'ĭk) adj.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
ethyl

noun
the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom 

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ethyl       (ěth'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
The radical C2H5, derived from ethane.

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ethyl

Eth"ule\[Ether + Gr. ? substance, base. Cf. Ethyl, and see -yl.] (Chem.) Ethyl. [Obs.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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