diethyl

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ ethyl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪˈɛθɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

diethyl (countable and uncountable, plural diethyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Two ethyl groups attached to the same molecule.

Derived terms

• dazopride
• diethylamide
• diethylaniline
• diethyl carbonate
• diethyldithiocarbamate
• diethyl ether
• diethylmaleate
• diethyl maleate
• diethyl malonate
• diethylnitrosamine
• diethyl phthalate
• diethylpyrocarbonate
• diethylstilbestrol
• diethyltoluamide
• diethyltryptamine
• diethylzinc
• dihydrodiethylstilbestrol

 

Translations

diethyl

• Finnish: dietyyli
• Italian: dietile m, dietilico (attributive)
• Turkish: dietil

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Diethyl”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 339, column 2.