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ethoxyl

ethoxyl noun: the radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol.

Noun

ethoxyl (plural ethoxyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol

Forms of ethoxyl

pluralethoxyls

Words formed from ethoxyl

Questions about ethoxyl

What does ethoxyl mean?
Ethoxyl means the radical CH₃-CH₂-O- derived from ethanol.
What part of speech is ethoxyl?
Ethoxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of ethoxyl?
The plural of ethoxyl is ethoxyls.

Words near ethoxyl in the dictionary

  1. ethoxyethanes
  2. ethoxyethanol
  3. ethoxyethene
  4. ethoxyethyl
  5. ethoxyethyls
  6. ethoxyl
  7. ethoxylate
  8. ethoxylated
  9. ethoxylates
  10. ethoxylating
  11. ethoxylation

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