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ethylxanthate

ethylxanthate noun: the ethyl ester of xanthic acid.

Noun

ethylxanthate (plural ethylxanthates)

  1. the ethyl ester of xanthic acid

Forms of ethylxanthate

pluralethylxanthates

Origin of ethylxanthate

From ethyl + xanthate.

Questions about ethylxanthate

What does ethylxanthate mean?
Ethylxanthate means the ethyl ester of xanthic acid.
What part of speech is ethylxanthate?
Ethylxanthate is a noun.
What is the plural of ethylxanthate?
The plural of ethylxanthate is ethylxanthates.

Words near ethylxanthate in the dictionary

  1. ethylsulphuric acid
  2. ethylthioxanthate
  3. ethylurethane
  4. ethylvanillin
  5. ethylvinylether
  6. ethylxanthate
  7. ethylxanthates
  8. ethylxanthogenate
  9. ethylxanthogenates
  10. ethyne
  11. ethynediol

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