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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {Ethyl aldehyde}. (Chem.) See {Aldehyde}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ethyl n : the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom [syn: {ethyl group}, {ethyl radical}]
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