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diethyl carbonate

diethyl carbonate noun: an ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂.

Noun

diethyl carbonate (plural diethyl carbonates)

  1. an ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂

Forms of diethyl carbonate

pluraldiethyl carbonates

Questions about diethyl carbonate

What does diethyl carbonate mean?
Diethyl carbonate means an ester of carbonic acid and ethanol with the formula OC(OCH₂CH₃)₂.
What part of speech is diethyl carbonate?
Diethyl carbonate is a noun.
What is the plural of diethyl carbonate?
The plural of diethyl carbonate is diethyl carbonates.

Words near diethyl carbonate in the dictionary

  1. diethers
  2. diethofencarb
  3. diethoxy
  4. diethoxydimethylsilane
  5. diethyl
  6. diethyl carbonate
  7. diethyl carbonates
  8. diethyl ether
  9. diethyl maleate
  10. diethyl maleates
  11. diethyl malonate

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