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eth•yl•ate



Pronunciation: (eth'u-lāt"), [key]
—v., -at•ed, -at•ing,
—n. Chem.

—v.t.
to introduce one or more ethyl groups into (a compound).

—n.
Also called ethoxide. a metallic derivative of ethyl alcohol, as potassium ethylate, KOC2H5.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

ethyl aminobenzoateethylbenzene

 

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