ETHYL Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word ethyl. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ETHYL
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alcohol | nounn | |||||||
noun • a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent • any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation | ||||||||
butyl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) | ||||||||
ethanol | nounn | |||||||
noun • the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline | ||||||||
methanol | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol | ||||||||
propyl | nounn | |||||||
noun • the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane | ||||||||
hexyl | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C6H13, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom | ||||||||
nonyl | nounn | |||||||
noun • Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C9H19, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. | ||||||||
octyl | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C8H17, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom | ||||||||
pentyl | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. | ||||||||
et | ||||||||
verb • To ingest; to be ingested. • To use up. • To cause (someone) to worry. • To take the loss in a transaction. • To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth. • To corrode or erode. • To perform oral sex (on a person or body part). | ||||||||
ethyl group | nounn | |||||||
noun • the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom | ||||||||
ethyl radical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom | ||||||||
e | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282... • a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body • the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet • a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons • the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees • the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet |