Found 2 items, similar to ethyl.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ethyl ethyl n : the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: ethyl group, ethyl radical]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ethyl Ethyl \Eth"yl\, n. [Ether + -yl.] (Chem.) A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, C2H5 of the paraffin series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of common alcohol and ether. [1913 Webster] Ethyl aldehyde. (Chem.) See Aldehyde. [1913 Webster]