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ethyllithium

/ˈɛθɪl ˈlɪθiəm/

ethyllithium noun: an organolithium compound with the chemical formula C₂H₅Li.

Noun

ethyllithium (uncountable)

  1. an organolithium compound with the chemical formula C₂H₅Li.

Origin of ethyllithium

ethyl + lithium

Questions about ethyllithium

What does ethyllithium mean?
Ethyllithium means an organolithium compound with the chemical formula C₂H₅Li.
What part of speech is ethyllithium?
Ethyllithium is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethyllithium?
Ethyllithium is pronounced /ˈɛθɪl ˈlɪθiəm/.

Words near ethyllithium in the dictionary

  1. ethylidenetriphenylphosphorane
  2. ethylin
  3. ethylins
  4. ethylketazocine
  5. ethylketocyclazocine
  6. ethyllithium
  7. ethylmaleimide
  8. ethylmalonic
  9. ethylmercurithiosalicylate
  10. ethylmercurithiosalicylates
  11. ethylmercurithiosalicylic

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