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Definition of
ethyl adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ethyl
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈɛθl
/
/
,
[
only before noun
]
(
chemistry
)
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containing the group of atoms C
2
H
5
, formed from
ethane
ethyl acetate
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ethyl
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