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phenylethyl

phenylethyl noun: any phenyl derivative of an ethyl group.

Noun

phenylethyl (plural phenylethyls)

  1. (in-compounds) Any phenyl derivative of an ethyl group.

Forms of phenylethyl

pluralphenylethyls

Origin of phenylethyl

From phenyl + ethyl.

Words formed from phenylethyl

Questions about phenylethyl

What does phenylethyl mean?
Phenylethyl means any phenyl derivative of an ethyl group.
What part of speech is phenylethyl?
Phenylethyl is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylethyl?
The plural of phenylethyl is phenylethyls.

Words near phenylethyl in the dictionary

  1. phenylethanoids
  2. phenylethanol
  3. phenylethanolamine
  4. phenylethanolamines
  5. phenylethanols
  6. phenylethyl
  7. phenylethylacetylurea
  8. phenylethylamide
  9. phenylethylamides
  10. phenylethylamine
  11. phenylethylamines

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