ethyl

See also: Ethyl and éthyl

English

Etymology

From German Ethyl, from Ether + -yl.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθaɪl/, /ˈɛθɪl/, /ˈiːθaɪl/, /ˈiːθɪl/
(US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθəl/
Audio (CA) (file)
Homophone: Ethel (for one pronunciation of ethyl)
Rhymes: -ɛθɪl

Noun

ethyl (plural ethyls)

(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Synonyms

E (acronymizing abbreviation)
Et (chemical shorthand, found in chemical formulae)
(C₂H₅)

Derived terms

Translations

C₂H₅

Catalan: etil (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 乙基 (jyut³ gei¹)

Mandarin: 乙基 (zh) (yǐjī)
German: Ethyl n, Äthyl n
Greek: αιθύλιο (el) n (aithýlio)
Hungarian: etil
Irish: eitil f
Italian: etile (it) m, etilico (it) (attributive)
Polish: etyl m
Portuguese: etila (pt) f
Russian: эти́л (ru) m (etíl)
Spanish: etilo m
Swedish: etyl (sv)
Turkish: etil (tr)

Anagrams

Lethy, Lythe, lyeth, lythe, they'l, thyle

Dutch

Etymology

From eth- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eːˈtil/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: ethyl
Rhymes: -il

Noun

ethyl n (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) ethyl

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