Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ethyl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ethyl \Eth"yl\, n. [Ether + -yl.] (Chem.)
A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, {C2H5} of the paraffin
series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of
common alcohol and ether.
{Ethyl aldehyde}. (Chem.) See {Aldehyde}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ethyl
n : the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane
by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl group},
{ethyl radical}]
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