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ETHYL Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word ethyl. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For ETHYL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ethyl, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
alkyl
Phrases (2)
alkyl groupalkyl radical

Alternatives for ALCOHOL

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