ETHYL Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word ethyl. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| alcohol | nounn | |||||
noun • a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent • any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation | ||||||
| butyl | nounn | |||||
noun • a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) | ||||||
| ethanol | nounn | |||||
noun • the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline | ||||||
| methanol | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol | ||||||
| propyl | nounn | |||||
noun • the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane | ||||||
| hexyl | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom | ||||||
| nonyl | nounn | |||||
noun • Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C9H19, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. | ||||||
| octyl | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
noun • Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C8H17, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom | ||||||
| pentyl | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. | ||||||
| et | ||||||
verb • To ingest; to be ingested. • To use up. • To cause (someone) to worry. • To take the loss in a transaction. • To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth. • To corrode or erode. • To perform oral sex (on a person or body part). | ||||||
| ethyl group | nounn | |||||
noun • the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom | ||||||
| ethyl radical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom | ||||||
| e | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282... • a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body • the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet • a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons • the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees • the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet | ||||||
