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ethylation

ethylation noun: any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule.

Noun

ethylation (plural ethylations)

  1. Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule

Forms of ethylation

pluralethylations

Origin of ethylation

From ethyl + -ation.

Words formed from ethylation

Questions about ethylation

What does ethylation mean?
Ethylation means any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule.
What part of speech is ethylation?
Ethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of ethylation?
The plural of ethylation is ethylations.

Words near ethylation in the dictionary

  1. ethylarenes
  2. ethylate
  3. ethylated
  4. ethylates
  5. ethylating
  6. ethylation
  7. ethylations
  8. ethylbenzene
  9. ethylbenzenehydroperoxide
  10. ethylbenzenes
  11. ethylbenzothiazoline

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