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-yl
unknown · 78% connection
A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Alcohol
noun · 78% connection
A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Cetyl
noun · 78% connection
A radical, C16H33, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds, and derived f…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Chloral
noun · 78% connection
A colorless oily liquid, CCl3.CHO, of a pungent odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine upon ordinary or ethyl alcoho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ether
noun · 78% connection
A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid, (C2H5)2O, of a characteristic aromatic odor, obtained by the distillation of alcohol wi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Etherification
noun · 78% connection
The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the ag…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ethide
noun · 78% connection
Any compound of ethyl of a binary type; as, potassium ethide.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ethylamine
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, C2H5.NH2, very volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. It is a strong base, and is a derivative…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ethylate
noun · 78% connection
A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an ethyl alcoholate;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ethylic
unknown · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, ethyl; as, ethylic alcohol.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ethylin
unknown · 78% connection
Any one of the several complex ethers of ethyl and glycerin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Ethylsulphuric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Formaldehyde
noun · 78% connection
A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Glycol
noun · 78% connection
A thick, colorless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds. It is a diacid alcoh…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Heterology
noun · 78% connection
The connection or relation of bodies which have partial identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties; the rel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Hydrate
noun · 78% connection
A substance which does not contain water as such, but has its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged that water may be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Hydroxide
noun · 78% connection
A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by elimination. The h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.
Iodine
noun · 78% connection
a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: ethyl.