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ethylic

ethylic adjective: pertaining to, derived from, or containing ethyl.

Adjective

ethylic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing ethyl.
    • ethylic alcohol

Origin of ethylic

From ethyl + -ic.

Words formed from ethylic

  • ethylc acid
  • ethylc alcohol

Questions about ethylic

What does ethylic mean?
Ethylic means pertaining to, derived from, or containing ethyl.
What part of speech is ethylic?
Ethylic is an adjective.

Words near ethylic in the dictionary

  1. ethylhexylmercaptoacetate
  2. ethylhexyls
  3. ethylhydrocuprein
  4. ethylhydrocupreine
  5. ethylia
  6. ethylic
  7. ethylidene
  8. ethylideneproline
  9. ethylidenes
  10. ethylidenetriphenylphosphorane
  11. ethylin

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