Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The univalent organic group C2H5O−.
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- noun organic chemistry The
univalent radical CH3CH2O- derived fromethanol - adjective organic chemistry Describing any compound derived from this radical
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Short for ethoxyl : eth(yl) + ox(o)– + –yl.]
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Examples
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As a result sodium lauryl ethoxy sulphate poured onto the ground and despite a clean up by the firm heavy rain carried the pollution into the nearby River Lowman on August 20 last year.
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