ethyl-sulfide

ethyl sulfide

noun Chemistry.
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 10 S, having a garliclike odor: used chiefly as a solvent for certain salts and in organic synthesis.
Also called eth·yl·thi·o·e·ther [eth-uhl-thahy-oh-ee-ther] , eth·yl·thi·o·eth·ane [eth-uhl-thahy-oh-eth-eyn] .
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