ethyl

IPA: ˈɛθʌɫ

(organic chemistry) The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₂H₅, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name. [A female given name from Old English, popular at the turn of the 20th century.]

Examples of "ethyl" in Sentences

The liquid we call ethyl alcohol (C2H6O) is very potent.
Not all alcohol-based hand cleansers contain ethyl alcohol, as this hospital case points out (also requires subscription):
The type of mercury used in vaccines, called ethyl mercury, has been found to be less toxic in humans than the methyl mercury you get from environmental sources eating certain fish, for example.
The type of mercury used in vaccines, called ethyl mercury, has been found to be less toxic in humans than the methyl mercury you get from environmental sources (eating certain fish, for example).
Actually, astronomers who were recently sifting through thousands of signals from Sagittarius B2, a big dust cloud at the center of our galaxy, found a substance there called ethyl formate, which is the chemical responsible for the flavor of raspberries, and the smell of rum, the drink popular with pirates.