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ethal

ethal noun: cetyl alcohol.

Noun

ethal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) cetyl alcohol

Forms of ethal

alternative formaethal

Origin of ethal

From ether + alcohol. Compare French éthal.

Words formed from ethal

Questions about ethal

What does ethal mean?
Ethal means cetyl alcohol.
What part of speech is ethal?
Ethal is a noun.

Words near ethal in the dictionary

  1. ethacrynate
  2. ethacrynates
  3. ethacrynic
  4. ethacrynic acid
  5. ethadione
  6. ethal
  7. ethalfluralin
  8. ethambutol
  9. ethamine
  10. ethamivan
  11. ethamoxytriphetol

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