ethyl

== English == === Etymology === From German Ethyl, from Ether + -yl. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛθaɪl/, /ˈɛθɪl/, /ˈiːθaɪl/, /ˈiːθɪl/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛθəl/ Homophone: Ethel (for one pronunciation of ethyl) Rhymes: -ɛθɪl === Noun === ethyl (plural ethyls) (organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. ==== Synonyms ==== E (acronymizing abbreviation) Et (chemical shorthand, found in chemical formulae) (C₂H₅) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lethy, Lythe, lyeth, lythe, they'l, thyle == Dutch == === Etymology === From eth- +‎ -yl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eːˈtil/ Hyphenation: ethyl Rhymes: -il === Noun === ethyl n (uncountable, no diminutive) (organic chemistry) ethyl