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ethylsulphuric acid

ethylsulphuric acid noun: the partial ethyl ester of sulfuric acid, H.C₂H₅.SO₄, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphuric acid on alcohol.

Noun

ethylsulphuric acid (uncountable)

  1. The partial ethyl ester of sulfuric acid, H.C₂H₅.SO₄, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphuric acid on alcohol

Origin of ethylsulphuric acid

From ethyl + sulphuric acid.

Questions about ethylsulphuric acid

What does ethylsulphuric acid mean?
Ethylsulphuric acid means the partial ethyl ester of sulfuric acid, H.C₂H₅.SO₄, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphuric acid on alcohol.
What part of speech is ethylsulphuric acid?
Ethylsulphuric acid is a noun.

Words near ethylsulphuric acid in the dictionary

  1. ethylphenols
  2. ethylpyrimidine
  3. ethylpyrimidines
  4. ethyls
  5. ethylsulfonyl
  6. ethylsulphuric acid
  7. ethylthioxanthate
  8. ethylurethane
  9. ethylvanillin
  10. ethylvinylether
  11. ethylxanthate

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