ethyl

What does ethyl mean?

ethyl means "the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom".

How many syllables are in ethyl?

ethyl has 2 syllables: et-hyl. The stress falls on "et". In IPA it is /ˈɛθəl/.

What is another word for ethyl?

Close synonyms include ethyl group, ethyl radical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ethyl a common word?

ethyl is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ethyl come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.