ethyl

3 definitions found

ethyl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Ethyl aldehyde. (Chem.) See Aldehyde.
        [1913 Webster]

ethyl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ethyl
      n 1: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane
           by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: ethyl, ethyl group
           , ethyl radical]

ethyl - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "ethyl":
     avgas, crude, crude oil, ethyl gas, fossil oil, gas, gasoline,
     high-octane gas, high-test, kerosene, lead-free gas, low-lead gas,
     motor oil, paraffin, petrol, petroleum, premium gas, regular,
     rock oil